Fully agree with everything you said.
The G70 (and the E80) still sound brilliant today which shows how good they were when they were introduced.

What amazes me about Roland is, if they have no intention of producing new top-of range G & E models, why didn't they carry on making both G70 & E80 available for sale?

After all, their R & D costs should have been covered so it would all be clear profit and they would be pleasing Roland fans who would sooner buy an older model than none at all.

I tried to buy an E80 after they were discontinued and couldn't believe that they would sooner not make and sell a few more if the demand is there.

And yes, that guy knows how to make a board sound good without the virtuoso stuff - a refreshing change from the average demo.