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Originally posted by Diki:
So, in effect, you are saying they voice them so lifeless and flat so that they sound good out of the built-in speakers (which would have to be a LOT more powerful and better frequency response to sound as good as a full system)..?


Yep, I'm of this same opinion. As is the MAJOR music dealer I use, who is a power Yamaha seller out here.
And the guy (whose opinion I share) that manages the Arranger and Pianos section is a gigging muso, who happens to use Yamaha personally and is very much an unabashed fan of Yamaha keyboards.

Our view is they (the Yamaha arrangers - Tyros series and PSR 7 and 9 series) sound stellar using the inbuilt speakers, or the powered speaker system available for the Tyros line.

But hooked up to an external PA, the sound falls away dramatically, WITHOUT some serious tweaking of the outboard mixer, and the EQ options onboard.

Although to be fair, I also think the same re the G70 and in particular, Version 3, with most of the basses sounding great through cans, but through the PA need some tweaking to bring them under control.

Dennis