Do not take this to the bank but there has been gossip that the Casio and camp Panasonic (Technics) had or have a joint venture. Makes you wonder if the MZ is a less featured KN and most importantly how much of this gossip is true. AGAIN, might just be a rumor, but I would doubt it now a days although some features remain always true to the marque and are not shared regardless, there are alot of share components out there. Ford-Jaguar? Who would of dreamed that one would of happened, since 1988, by the way. You get the picture.