One more comment... Roland NEVER show prototypes. They always wait for the finished product before you hear anything about them, or see them at a show.

Let's imagine what would be said about Ketron, if they did the same thing. No talk about the Audya, no pre-released information about it's capabilities. No appearance in prototype form at two (or is that three?) successive trade shows. No new arranger released since the SD5 (was that the latest, not counting modules?), and how long ago was that? A shakeup in distributors (Roland's move to the CK dealers was as big a move), and complete silence from the company about plans...

I would be AMAZED if some 'dealer' DIDN'T announce Ketron's demise. Got to sell what they have right now, no profit in encouraging your customer to wait for a product no-one knows ANYTHING about (including himself).

Roland have always been very tight-lipped about just about everything, new models, OS updates, you name it. The thought that one unnamed dealer has the inside track and everyone else is in the dark is ludicrous (along with the thought of believing him!). They are at the caboose of a long train of bullsh*t... The R&D guys lie to the Marketing guys. The Marketing guys lie to the Dealer Reps. The Dealer Reps lie to the Dealers. And the Dealers pass it on to you...

In the meantime, the G70 and E60 arrangers are STILL wonderful instruments, with a sound unsurpassed by most others (if you like sounding 'live', that is) and many unique OS features unavailable on other arrangers, a build quality that puts most others to shame, and the choice that Yamaha deny you... 76 keys. A real 'player's' arranger, not a karaoke machine in disguise.

Why worry about the future, when the present is good enough?