AJ, again I was basing my opinion on the sound between the two on my computer alone. Since you have first hand knowledge of the B4 working through a Keyboard and sound system and also firsthand knowledge of how a C3 sounds up close and personal and you feel the B4 is the closest emulation of a B3 or C3 I respect your opinion.

I am still waiting for a reply from Ilio regarding Charlie's implementation of Percussion and also if it can be easily set up to work in a live situation. There really is not much information at all about Charlie on Ilio's web site.

I'm also going to do a google search to see if there are other professional reviews of Charlie and also see what the experts say about the B4. I know several Keyboardists who praise the B4 highly but when I downloaded the demo and played it through my computer I was less than thrilled with the sound. But again, it is a whole other ball game completely if I were to play the B4 through the Keyboard and an external sound system and I realize that. But since Charlie sounded so much better than the B4 demo IMO I can't help but think it will also sound even that much better through my Keyboard and an external sound system too.

I agree though that Charlie should have Percussion implementation to give it that real B3, C3 sound. Since they didn't include a demonstration of Percussion in their demos I am assuming it doesn't implement it at all. But I am holding out hope that it does, and am still waiting for the final verdict from Ilio regarding that.

Thanks for your reply AJ.

Best regards,
Mike