Ian... me, I'd LOVE to see that S70XS action on a Tyros (that's what I've been begging for, albeit I would still prefer the MoXS7's action to make organ playing easier), but if you can't get your friends to keep their G70's at 45 lbs., you are not going to talk them into a Tyros at the same weight...

Consensus here seems to be if it is over 30 lbs., a large majority won't buy it no matter WHAT... Heck, the T3 is over their limit with a plastic 61!

I AM surprised at how closely they are priced together. Usually, 76's are far cheaper than 88's, but then again, most 76's are semi-weighted, not full piano weight. But the Nord Stage's 76 piano weight model is $300 less than the 88. Be interesting to hear how many go for the 76, when an 88 can be had for only $100 more...

It's interesting to note that 12 additional notes ups the weight about 6 lbs.. 1/2 lb. per note! So we can see that just increasing the case size to accommodate larger keyboards makes a significant difference to overall weight. Nobody for one minute thinks those keys alone weigh 8 oz. each!

People have to take this into account when they ask for under 30 lbs. arrangers with everything from the TOTL ones... Just the action and the case size increase comes at a price...

I look forward to trying the S70SX, but as it stands, don't see much reason to take it over the XS7, with it's more capable audio section, etc.. My only hope is that Yamaha FINALLY put a piano sample set into something that firstly, collapses to mono gracefully, and secondly, stays as warm as their REAL pianos do at mid and lower velocities.