Zonies: All this discussion about �up to par�? Here we go with the inference that Tyros 2 is now �sub-par�. So what exactly is PAR? Is that a 55 pound hernia starter with lots of sounds that aren�t �up to par� with the SA voices? It�s been said many times on this board before�. What really matters is what each INDIVIDUAL wants or will accept in his keyboard.

The mere fact that a dozen or more people on here have bought G70�s and dropped them (some quickly) tells me something about the G70 is not �PAR�. The fact that folks have had the PA800 and dropped them tells me that something about that board is not �PAR�. So in my mind for this discussion �PAR� SHOULD be an acronym for �personally acceptable requisition�, that is, it�s �PAR� if to me, it is worth the investment of MY money.

Plenty of folks on this board have bought T2�s and they find them �quite PAR�, that is, they are glad they purchased them and don�t feel a need to move to some other board. I wish my Odyssey had an in-dash GPS (it doesn�t). So even though I might wish it had that and some other helpful features (which many new vehicles have), the van is still very reliable and it meets my needs perfectly. So it�s PAR to me.

To their credit, Yamaha is apparently asking owners if they would be interested in voice and style upgrades. If they were to include the Helicon harmonizer, that would likely drive up the price, and many users who don�t sing may not want to spend the extra dollars for these features. As an alternative, the singers who want harmony can buy the foot switch harmonizer for a couple hundred.

I don�t think the Tyros product is sub-par. And from what I�ve read on here, I haven�t seen a single keyboard that is universally agreed to be �PAR� as defined in the traditional sense.

R/I