Fran,

i think i disagree

$5,000 is WAY more than any of the other BIG 3 arrangers,

and the AUDYA is NOT WAY better than the other 3...

yes, it's better (as far as authentic styles sounding LIVE) but $5,000 ?
maybe if it had the Roland Fantom build and a beautiful color screen, and 1 TB harddrive and 1GB RAM

and with that way of thinking , then why not $6,000?

if you could afford $5 why not $6

it's all about competition and staying competitive

people do look at sound, but they also look at build quality AND price

just my $.02

[This message has been edited by leezone (edited 06-29-2009).]