Diki, I probably should have mentioned I've owned a PSR 3k, tyros2, G70 in that order although I really enjoyed all 3 something was missing.( mostly 76 keys with the Yamaha products) The G70 was great nothing like those great latin styles for my taste on the G70. But I just found it a little too heavy moving it in its' Gator case with wheels.

When I started gigging 4 years ago I needed an arranger I heard about the 3k from the PSR site pricing was right and bought it thru the Yamaha dealer I worked for in the 70s at a very discounted price. The was action too light for my taste then got caught up in the tyros2 hype despite the hype I didn't buy the T2 until a year after it's release. Believe it or not it was when a Guitar Center sales guy Jim who is a OMB demoed the board for me.( mikey maestro and tonymads know Jim too). It was his demo that sold me.

I also bought a Mackie 450 based on Donny's recommendation. Short story it wasn't for me and I took it back wound up with the Barbetta 31c highly recommended by a couple of other SZ members, ( still have it too).

Now on the Bose compact I wasn't buying the hype but I've heard it live and was very suprised by what I heard. Will I buy one? Tempting yes it is based on its sound to weight ratio ( if there's even such a ratio )

I can succumb to hype but in the end I make my decisions very carefully.