Yeah, I know what you mean...Yamaha has a more compressed sound than other arrangers...I just happen to like that sound...it works very well for my needs, and I like how it sounds in recordings.

The Korg PA-500 demos you posted are excellent....an impressive instrument, and indicative of the power of MOTL arrangers...again, I have no way of trying out such instruments...I was looking at the Roland GW-8/Prelude, but until they add style assembly to the OS (necessary for my needs) I'm going to wait.

I may be making a fairly lengthy road trip in the next few weeks, and I'll see if I can find a store that handles Korgs....if anything, they should at least have a PA-500.

Ian