FransN,

I used to own a PA 800 and i assure you the so called Triton sounds are no where near up to scratch with the Roland and Yamaha synth sounds.

the PA boards definitely have a lot of intelligent smarts inside but the Roland GW has far better contemporary sounds and patterns.

bang for buck really is a blurry phrase. how much BUCK are we talking about? Juno Di is bang for buck, PSR S900 is bang for buck, the Tyros 3 could be bang for buck if your buck is 4k...

All i know is for the sound quality i am after, nothing comes close to the GW 8 until you double its RRP and then u are in Fantom/Motif territory.

but my key selling point on the GW 8 is not only that it has the punchy synth sounds and drums, but it has the style/backing functionality which the high end synths like the motif XS and Fantom G do not have...

Nick