Hi Hammer,
basically went thru this scenario with Technics. My favoured brand of keyboard for approx 15 years.
One day they just pulled the plug , no more Technics. Sold my KN7000, because I didn't want to invest time in a redundent brand.

Tried the pc software arranger route. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but I had the spare time to edit styles etc.

Bought Ketron SD1+, didn't suit as it lacked some of the styles I required, & trying to convert from other formats was difficult because of lack of style editing functions in the Ketron.

Bought a psr1500, like a lot of the styles, but just wasn't the right board for me.

Bought Korg PA800, never looked back. Lacks some of the styles I use ( just like Ketron did) but I'm now happy converting & editing , or putting together my own.

Quite frankly, I don't think any of the boards really have the simple type of styles I require, so I chose the one that had the best functions for me.
best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by abacus:
[B]I think the question should be worded as “What Arranger would you use if your own arranger failed, could NOT be fixed and NO replacements were available anywhere?”