Certainly there will be those who will state and believe that the Yamaha Tyros4 is, " better than anything on the arranger market."
And, there are those who state and believe that the Korg PA2Xpro (or, now the 3X) is, "better than anything on the arranger market."
And, let's not forget the Roland aficionados who think that the Roland G-70 (or E-80) is "better than anything on the arranger market".
Actually Ian, I find that a good thing!! It shows folks are enthusiastic about whatever it is they are using. It is positive thing and it is good to read how folks are really "getting into" their chosen 'board..
It only denigrates, when folks try to
impose these opinions on others who are using something different.
Yes, Dennis, my remark about the "sillier" is when I thought back about how many times I myself have been guilty of the same...I can't speak for anyone else.
And, if we only knew how
ineffective it really is...it only serves to make those in the other camps dig in a little deeper.
Reminds me of the Aesop's fable of the sun and the wind trying to get the man to remove his coat.
Enthusiasm
with an open mind is probably the best approach, although I'm probably going to drift from time to time, depending on how good I feel about me on that day.
Ian