More good thoughts..thanks..I checked out the Yamaha P120 and 120S in the yamaha website today, the audio clips sound fantastic...at least through the computer speakers I have....I'm leaning towards Yamaha, Roland or perhaps Technics I guess for now..I tend to agree, the best pure acoustic sounds seem to come from these three folks...at least that's what my ears have told me all along....and to be honest, it's probably between the yamie and the roland...as stated before in one of Scott's threads, there just aren't alot of Technics stores or distributors around these parts...would be nice to compare side by side....Adios Brian