DanO,
You make some good points there. Especially with the H-disk recorders. The Boss equipment is pricey too. After buying my Boss DR-3 (which is a good drum machine) However it sells for just under $200 (got mine for $195.99, and that was the price without the adapter). Within weeks after buying that unit, Zoom releass one that blows the Boss clean out of the water and sells it for $179.00

I think in the keyboard area it's their arrangers that are way overpriced. I think the prices for the Fantom series is fair. The stripped down Fantom XA is only $1,300.

Squeak