When I listened to the Roland demos of the E80 and the E50..The same demos[styles] did sound a lot better on the E80 than the E50.

AS Diki has mentioned the mid priced boards always lacked the quality of the Top of the line boards..even being the same sound..I think it is all about the A/D converters..

You guys looking to get a stripped down G70/E80...that is exactly what you will get..including the quality of the voices..

When I had the EXR series, I noticed the lack of the same quality that the G1000 gave me..

There is a difference..go listen to the demos again on Rolands site..