Stephen, No there were no bets or deceiving...I have been trying to use the PA800 for the last month...It is light, and a decent all around arranger, with some strenghts, and some quirks...I can use it when I feel the need for a smaller, easy set up (many of my summer jobs call for this)...

There are often times this past month, I just shake my head, missing what I know, to be a compromise to what the G70 does..One of these is the sound....I asked for opinion to rule out my predeceived opinion that the G70 is twice the board for me (not just in weight)..

The small poll confirmed this for me...

The all in one solution (Speakers, mic input, harmonizer, MP3 player) works well enough)..Too many button pushes for the MP3 player...Harmonizer is barely adequate..User friendliness leaves a lot to be desired,...limited buffer problem for seq play...but most of all..the ability to edit on the fly as the G70 does...

Some of the Korg styles are simply the best...but every style that I liked converted well to the G70 , and sound just as good on the G70..


Twice I had the PA800 up for sale, ..I removed it twice and also turned down fair offers...Why? because it does what I expected from it....If I didn't know better being a G70 owner..I would most likely be as content as other PA800 owners...but I do know better..

When I have my G70 and a laptop set up on stage, it is without a doubt the best set up I can use...If I didn't have to fight the summer Jersey shore crowds to reach the stage...this would be my only choice...but I have seen the benefit the last year or two..using a small set up (Prelude)..so I most likely will continue this pattern with the PA800.

Don't be surprised...if I go back to the Prelude..it handles the audio player better than the PA800, and the non exsisting one on the G70..

So.............No bets, but Donny is buying breakfast, for me digging out the MS for his requested demo..