Gary.., with all respect. Speak for yourself man. Many of the members on this forum are at a mature age. I think some of you guys have forgotten or may be a bit out of touch with what life is like "well before" retirement and closing in on the senior years.

Understand that many of us DON'T HAVE the luxury of just jumping in a car and driving hundreds of miles to demo a keyboard. The way some of you guys talk about buying this keyboard for X amount of dollars (like it's nothing) and driving half-way across the country to demo a keyboard IMO at times really show that some of you are a bit out of touch and maybe have forgotten what life was like before you COULD do all those things. Understand that quite a few members here AREN'T there yet..... We still have our many familiy obligations, work, and other things that prevent us from making such "expensive" decisions..., and don't have the time to travel like some members here do.

That's why some of us HAVE TO buy our keyboards this way. Myself.., I don't have too much of an issue buying sight unseen. I've owned keyboards from all three major companies..., so I have history with them and at the least know what to expect (based on previous models owned by these companies) I do a lot of research before purchasing sight unseen. One HUGE benefit that gets overlooked SOOOO often today is the ability to read the manual BEFORE you buy. If only people would take the time to at least read the manual prior to purchase.., it just may save them from making a wrong decision. Too often people buy then complain (after buying) that it doesn't do this or that. Well if you read the manual first.., you'll know what it can do.

There are enough sound demos on the net today to get a good idea of what they sound like....



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 12-16-2008).]