Arvon45= I'm glad that you are happy with the Triton- Yes it is an awesome silver beast! If I had to choose between the XP and the Triton I would definately get the Triton because it is easier to use and has the extra features such as sampling, AD inputs, vocoder and better effects.

However, I still like the sound of the Roland XP/JV range. They sound different to the Korgs and compliment the Triton/Trinity sounds nicely.

I myself will be getting a JV2080 when I can afford it (ie- when their price goes down!). As far as I am concened, a Triton plus a JV2080 (both fully expanded of course) would cover all my sounds in a pinch if I was only allowed to hold on to those 2 instruments. And also I'd add the new Korg D16 hard disk recorder with SCSI CD burner, Mackie or Event poweverd monitors, a nice mic or 2 and a nice sounding mic channel. MY IDEAL PORTABLE STUDIO TO TAKE ANYWHERE!!!!

Regarding piano sounds, I don't like any stock/factory piano sounds in any synthe period! However, the piano expansion board, whilst still not good enough to replace a real steinway, improves on the crappy factory sound a hell of a lot. In the XP60, the piano on the Session expansion board is very nice also. And of course, there is alwasy the sampler in the Triton!!!!

If you want to get into serious sampling on the Triton, remeber to budget for the SCSI interface and some sort of external hard drive for storage- you'll run out of space and patience with all the floppies lying around! Regards.