I hear you DNJ. I like the idea of being able to customise your board with pluggins but i fear that the manufacturers would simply use that as a means to sell even more expensive bolt on hardware/software and argue that they cant get the same economies of scale becuase of not being cost effective. eg there not being enough demand for smooth Jazz styles, warehousing space, separate distribution/marketing strategy etc (yet every arranger has oodles of polkas and oompah styles on board that i never ever use and that i paid for within tyhe cost of the entire unit! ).

As an aside the PA2X , has almost everything on my wishlist and more but unfortunately is speakerless. It does not cost anywhere near $5000. The manufacturers can build the ultimate arranger but it makes economic sense to leave bits off or drop features and substitute them with something else. I am sure Dikki knows what i mean (Smile).