I cant really vouch for the PA2X pro as i have never laid fingers on one or seen one in the flesh...

I own a PA 800 (just purchased it about 3 weeks ago). Iam sure u already know this but just in case you dont - the PA 800 and the PA 2x pro have identicle sound engines and operating systems.

I prviously owned a Tyros 2 and a Motif XS 6 Syntheziser from yamaha.

All i can say is - I am completely converted over to Korg! i love the operating system, the granularity you have with controlling styles, sounds and keyboard functions are amazing.

The korg definitely requires a bitof study at first to get use to the operating system and how things work but it honestly is not very hard once u get the hang of it (took me about 3 days all up)...\

Some people have said that the Korg is not as friendly for live arranger play asother brands but I have found it to be far more easier to control style part muting on the fly as u have buttons which can be fully asigned to do virtually anything in realtime, as well as sliders which can be assigned to 2 functions each... (not sure how many sliders are assignable on the PA2x - the PA 800 has 2 of them...

the sound and style department -
All the styles seem more authentic and realistic as Korg have left them very unplugged and 'live Band' like. they are very simple but yet sound so real and complete. the Drum kits are my favourite part of this keyboard as they are so crisp and punchy...

not sure if u are into style creation either - but I have found it to be so effective and easy. its hard to explain as a comparison cos u can tehcnically acheive the same things across different boards but with this keyboard i have created so many of my own styles and they sound professional with minimal editing needed...

the korg Forum is an abundance of help and assistance. I use it often and there are alot of extremely knowledgeable people on there that respond very quickly (without all the pissing contests )

hope all this helps - let me know if you need to know anything else?


Nick