It wasn't meant as a slight...they are both too light for piano playing (for me) and both are 76 notes.

The DGX's and the NP-80v are called piano based arrangers, but the former use weighted action keys, while the latter use a lighter action and piano shaped keys, with graded touch...Yamaha can call them whatever they want...it's their product.

I'd much prefer a combination of DGX and NP-80V, with the arranger style engine (4 variations)from the S-series.

Considering a P-85 can weigh 25 lbs (with speakers), that should give us an arranger with 76 weighted action keys, the S-series style engine, and something near 25-28 lbs.

If we are going with 76 keys, may as well make it feel like a piano, otherwise we are stuck with another G-70, PA2XPro or Audya.

You may feel differently, but the bottom line still is that Yamaha aren't going to make a 76 note TOTL or MOTL arranger until they feel there is a decent market for one, not just go by a few people on a forum, most of which would not buy a Yamaha no matter how many keys it has.

Talk is cheap.

Ian





[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 10-09-2010).]