Ian,

From your previous posts how is it you've determined Yamaha is the "best" and yet you've never played a Wersi or Lionstracs in person? It's laughable that you reserve judgment for the Tyros 3 to hear it in person yet you don't use that same mentality when it comes to concluding other brands besides Yamaha are "losers".

I also have to wonder what "CD like quality" is supposed to mean regarding Yamaha arranger drum sounds. Sure the Tyros drums are free from noise and are "short" samples if that's what you call tight. Are Yamaha's arranger drum sounds realistic and do they sound like a drummer drumming? No way. Even my vintage Forat F9000 and F16 have superior drum sounds and they're not even 16 bit.

Yamaha Custom Series drum sets sound phenomenal in the studio and I've recorded many a Custom Series drum set and loved the tone and sound. The Tyros drums sound absolutely nothing like that. You'd think Yamaha could at least sample a reasonable facsimile of the their Custom Series drum set but so far that seems unattainable for them on their arrangers. If they can offer better drum sounds on their professional workstations then why do they put such lackluster drums in their arrangers?