Ian,

I would never try to curb your enthusiasm for any Yamaha product as that would be fruitless. I'm certain the Tyros 3 will sell well although whether that would classify it as a "winner" would be subjective. Yamaha's bean counters will determine whether or not enough profit is made to call it a winner for them. It is after all their only concern, to make money.

It's clear to me you don't have any other opinions except "Yamaha is best" because the Yamaha Puppet Master won't let you say anything without it being approved first. It's the same reason other Yamaha employees who lurk on this board would never say anything contrary to what Yamaha wants them to even if their opinions differ from their employers. As I said before, your tongue and hands are tied when it comes to being objective about Yamaha and that's evident. Claim whatever you want but you can't and won't be objective about a Yamaha product, it's as simple as that. Anyone else would classify that as a major fault but you see it as a positive. Only in "Ian Land" does that work.

I'm not sure why you'd think I would "Envy" anyone or anything and to imply that is ludicrous. If I wanted a Tyros 3 I could buy one. The same could be said for any other product out there. I'm fortunate enough to be able to buy whatever works best for me and price is not a consideration when it comes to my buying decisions. What matters to me are build quality, features, sounds, ease of use, a well laid out GUI, and whether or not the instrument can do what is claimed of it. Expandability and software support are important as well but not as important if the product meets my needs from the onset.

I hear K-Mart is having a blue light special on balls. Perhaps you should go out and buy yourself a pair and then maybe you'll start being more objective in your opinions. All that's "Y' is not grand.