Valid points Tech.. I agree with you. At 650.00 I think though that it might be worthwhile for someone to at least check out. I DO believe that the Technics might have better overall sounds for my ears too, just based on the little I've heard from them and the old model I had, but man I just loved the elctric guitars and saxes in that ol MZ. On the other hand the drums and pianos left a lot to be desired.

Which brings me to another point that you already raised Tech. It seems that for whatever reason some of these boards drop dramatically in price near the end of their runs. Roland did it with the EM 2000 / G1000 series and it appears that they are doing it again with the VA series. All good for the new consumer, and the manufacturers and stores who can unload excess stock, but maybe not so good for the person who already has one and just watched his / her trade in value potentially get cut in half. The recently replaced PSR 740 also took a dive in price recently at some stores. On the other end of the spectrum, almost from sublime to ridiculous, companies are still trying to sell the Yamaha 8000 for near the original asking price. How long ago was that replaced already ?

I think for myself, after experiencing buying the MZ, PA80 and PSR2000 at the very beginning of their runs, a switch in strategy is in order. Unless there is something new that TOTALLY blows me away, I'm gonna wait til the end of the run for something new. Not only because of price but... my PSR2000 is already in the shop and there is no chip yet available to replace the one that Yamaha already admitted to my dealer has big OS problems, so here I sit with a 1000 as a loaner waiting.... I waited and held my breath for months with the PA80 until OS 3.0 came out Thankfully I like the board with it. I bought the MZ fairly new, watched it's value begin to plummet and observed that there were NO updates to the OS coming out. Luckily I was able to trade it in for a PA80 for nearly full value.

Korg AJ




[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 03-08-2002).]