Mike where do I begin..

Disappointment is not what you are thinking...99 percent of the disappointment factor is human error...and yes the group helps out with disappointment issues..

Second, don't betcha bippy that the "new MS" doesn't function as an arranger..It does, and does so "OOTB"....The association of Norbert (Live Styler} and Dom (MS)...have developed an "OOTB" arranger for the lazier folks (I included}..that reads Yamaha styles..

One other thing should be corrected...Dom is not supplying any unauthorised styles or programs...The Yamaha styles are abundant anywhere...so no need for MS to supply them...but if you need them I will share with you..

Cost of upgraded hardware in my case was reasonable, and although I ordered directly from Dom...the cost was the same as I could buy in the USA...but the fact that Dom assembled the all new case and hardware , made it an easy choice for me....I just used the keybed and the top panel from the old MS..

Hope this shed's some light on the topics you brought up...and yes I am still here to answer anything I can..even if Dom spends his weekends on the beach...