Dave you said;
What a stupid statement! Don't give a ruling until you hear the thing!

I DID HEAR IT!

It was a demo in a MUSICSTORE! not the MPEG demo!. As too many people wanted to try the VA-7 all at the same time, I decided to come back another time when it's quiet and try the keyboard myselve! So if I say the drums on the VA-7 are better as the drums on the X1 ,I am convinced they are better. And ofcourse this is my personal opinion only!
To get a total impression I need to play the keyboard at least for a while, and even then it might be I go back another time to play it again...for final decisions are made.
Nevertheless first impression was very good!

DONM,
Fortunately we all have different tastes, so therefore we have so much too choose from.
My G 800 still works and never broke down a minute...Allthough I hate the small LCD screen and unlogical use of it, I am very satisfied overall with the G 800.