AJ,

You asked the question and I am going to give you the real truth that is preventing me and many others (not everybody though ) from considering some keyboards over the others:

Other than PA80, none of the top arrangers are displayed in many major cities of the USA.

So if we want to buy something, we read this forum. This forum claims that Tyros is the best so we think of Tyros. The consesus of the forum scientifically means the following: the Tyros is at least one of the best. However, it does NOT say that it is truely the best or that SD1 cannot be a better substitute for it.

BUT.....BUT we have no choice whatsoever. X1 and SD1 are never to be found on DISPLAY!!!! Neither is the genesis nor VA7.

You guys have multiple options:

1) Pressure yourselves to work with Guitar Center and Sam Ash. That is very practical. I know the managers and salespeople in my area and they strongly claim that these top arrangers keyboards do not sell at and therefore, it is not worth getting a demo. I believe there is more than meets the eye. WORK with them. Make it happen.

2) If the first option does not work, In the major cities of the USA, have a demo center. Rent a store in a big mall and have it displayed.

3) Relying on small stores will not work. George Kay and Dan O'neal and others of the few successful ones, each have one store in one area and that is it.