Thanks so much for your opinions! I'm going to think about it a little longer.I've heard several times that the EM-2000 is a little difficult to use.I think it's good advice to actually hear one.I also agree that a keyboard with really good sound is worth the initial difficulty of figuring it out.Many music stores around here don't feature them anymore because they say that Roland is phasing them out.But it really helps to hear another point of view...especially if I end up not having the luxury of going to a music store to actually hear one.But I want to assimilate as much info as I can first. Thankyou all very much for taking the time....SEA