No, I'm not putting the MS in the company of the XS and Fantom, because they would not be able to accomplish what the MS can. The MS can play using VSTis, and other sampled instruments. I don't think that even you would disagree that the Steinway Bosendorfer sampled piano, the DFH and BFD sampled drum kits, B4 organs, Garritan sampled Saxes and Qantum sampled Brass are much better than any arranger or workstation could ever hope to be. Now imagine being able to use them on your keyboard!

The reason nobody has made any good samples is not because they are not possible, but because (1) Lionstracs has only recently started to realize that they have to get these keyboards out to professionals who can do this (2) the kind of people who know what they are doing do not lurk on sites like SZ. (No offense, SZ in my favorite keyboard forum, however it is made up of the most untechnical people. There are very few people on SZ who use the keyboards to their full abilities.)

The attraction of the MS to me is unique because all of my styles on the Yamaha and Korg are custom. I create everything myself. Now imagine doing that with the sound and power of the MS! Then again, I do a specialty performance and charge much more than what I've seen others on this forum are charging. If you're charging through the roof, you need something unique that some kid with $3000 can't replicate...

Also there is no one making "chart toppers" as you say, with the regular arranger keyboards... Don't know where you got that from...