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I played a G70 for about a week, as a friend left it with me whilst on vacation...other than a great piano sound, and a nice feeling keybed, it was substandard to the Tyros1/2 in every other way, especially the OS. The touch screen was a real pain...no feedback at all...and you need a tactual response to make things go smoothly, especially whilst in the midst of playing The E-80 I tried at the local music store was no better...in fact my inexpensive S900 has a better sound than the E-80 and the G70 when played through the same sound system...those exclusive to Yamaha SA and Mega voices are in a class by themselves...AND the OS is much more intuitive.


Keyboards are a lot like mobile phones. If you've been used to Ericsson for the last twenty years, it's hard to switch to Nokia, no matter how much better an individual model might be.

I've played nothing but Roland from the earliest days of the E-20. I went through an E-30, an E-70 and an E-86, which I settled on for years.

I bought a Tyros, played with it for a few months, and sold it. Couldn't get on with it.

Having auditioned all the current crop of arrangers, and with money no object, I've bought an E-80 this week. You can post lists of specs as long as this page about how much better the Tyros 1, 2, 3 or whatever is, but for someone used to Roland - especially live - only a Roland will do.

Just my two cents...


[This message has been edited by Seamaster (edited 07-15-2008).]