Honestly at first glance when I saw this thing (prior to the price release) I figured it would compete with the PSR-S550. I figured if it was priced close to the GW-8 it again would fair well against the 550. However at this price range it's up against the S700, but the S700 has quite a few features on the Prelude and gives you those extra features for the same price such as style recording, basic patch editing, ect. The Prelude has a few features on the S700 too, but I'm shocked the price is at $1,000. I think the Prelude makes the S550 and S700 look like even better bargains.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 01-23-2009).]