Graham: thanks for your reply. I don't know what set off the "ultimate keyboard" thread with my post but oh well. I'm going through the angst of buying a new keyboard without ever playing it in the case of the 9000 Pro. Looks like I'll buy a used one here and hear it when it comes. I agree with your comments about the US market being behind European markets... whenever I do a search for info on the 9000 Pro, I inevitably wind up viewing British websites and reviews because there is more of them than US. Thanks again.