I would say in all fairness to Roland, when I had the problems with mine is was 1999-2000, nine years later I can't say that there better or worst, since I never used a roland again.

I want to really try the GW8-L but I can't find one. If happen to come across I want to go in with an open mine and give it a real shot.

The E80 was really tempting for 1600 +/- but from what I understand its weighs about 50 lbs and I don't know if the styles are the same as the G70 and I can't find one.

[This message has been edited by mc (edited 02-26-2009).]