DonM, thanks for your reply. Yes, I don’t blame you for a bad taste in your mouth. However I think all manufactures at times have their faults. But I see your point here, seems they came out with a downright reprehensible lie about that upgradeable thing. Oh well, I guess we live and learn, but it’s hard. Don’t feel bad. In the whole of the great Chicago metropolitan area there is nowhere to be found some of those keyboard brands that you mention. On the other hand it don’t bother me much because they would most likely be hard to find repairs for anyway. As far as technics not having a mike processor, no contest. They don’t!! Did you read this bit of news on another thread a day or so ago? Quote from Tony W: ”a good friend of mine and an avid technics fan said that he heard that Technics were in discussions with Digitech over the possibility of joining forces for the next board much like korg have with tc helicon on the PA X. Might be an interesting development”!

If that is true, in less than a year this keyboard market could explode considering all of the new technology Technics has introduced with their last offering. Yamaha makes some great stuff. I can’t understand why they are so bullheaded in some areas such as key spacing and crappie feel of the keys. Is it really because they are bullheaded? Might it be they have a long term contract with the people who produce their key assemblies and can’t break the contract? Time will tell I guess. Also I don’t see the necessity for lying to sell more keyboards as with the upgradability thing with software. Maybe they are slipping behind and feel it is necessary! Who knows? My advice is save your bucks for another ten, eleven months when we will see all the new offerings from these guys. My personal feeling is that a few will drop by the wayside while there will be a big separation of the men from the boys. Don, that is the best I can do at the moment. Just remember, getting stuck in a rut is not good. Makes no difference if it be your music or what makes it, or anything else for that matter. Success is for those who pursue it through effort. Disappointment is for those who pursue it through deception. That might just be why you are disappointed in Yamaha and have a bad taste in your mouth. You know what Confucius say: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me! Anyway Don, thanks again for your response.

Grandpa Doug