James....yes, we're probably about 3,000 miles apart, but I sure would have loved to hear you demo the two units for me.

I listened to your Feather Theme. That’s a really pretty song…particularly the way you put it together on the OASYS...very smooth...very melodic. I also listened to a few more Youtube OASYS players. My God, that really is the instrument to end all instruments. The others now sound like toys next to it!

I had another 30 minute conversation with a Korg techie a few days back about the Oasys and the M3. I take back what I said, those guys are OK over there. And very knowledgeable when you get the right "specialist." He explained to me the history of the OASYS and the technology behind it and he stressed the fact that Korg pulled out all the stops to produce an instrument that was way ahead of it’s time and well aware of the (pre-recession) cost factor. They also reassured me as to their undying support for years to come. I came away from the conversation absolutely convinced of the superior sound qualities of that keyboard and the sound investment it would make. Like, even coming across computer desktop speakers those demo's are fantastic. Plus, I still remember my reaction when I first played it at the music store.

Unfortunately, like the top of the line arrangers, I can’t find one in any of the stores to try out again. So I'm going to let my thoughts percolate over this situation. But not too long because my feeling is that now that they're not in production any longer what's left at the dealers will go fast, especially if the price starts to come down!

Lucky