The KN5000 I bought from Don Mason many years ago was acually one of my favorite arrangers out of the many that I have owned Loved the Sound & Styles & Tilt screen....I tried the KN6000 but couldn't embrace it for my needs....The KN7000 was very interesting when I played it in Dan O's store in MD....but the deal killer was the Sunken Key-bed, I kept hitting my fingers on each end, but I enjoyed the big screen and features, pads were cool too.
There has to be a real answer why they are gone....or maybe some rich entrepreneur can start off where Technics left off ?
There demise really left many users with a sour taste in the mouths of the dedicated players.....its a real shame!