I guess I wanna have it "all" in one machine. Back in the 80's when I had the Yamaha CP25 as my electric piano and the Korg poly6 as my synth, I thought that I would never want or need another board.

It all changed dramatically for me with the advent of midi. So much potential, so much promise. Some of the promise has been fulfilled for me, while other aspects have been sheer disappointment.

I think Scott Yee's reasons 2 thru 5 definitely apply to me. A couple of Uncle Dave's work for me as well, especially # 1 and # 3. Also #2 ( substitute "anyone I know who has one" for "Fran" )

Mario has a clean sweep. All 6 of his definitely apply to me.

Am I looking to replace my current arranger ? i'm always looking at new toys. The PA80 has worked out best for me of all the recent models I've either owned or tried. I really still like it a lot, but I also have some serious issues with it ( see the recent PA80 topic ) and if I found something more suitable to me I'd replace it in a heartbeat. In contrast, my Motif ( non arranger synth ) seems destined to stay around for quite a long time.

AJ