I understand why Gary, Donny and others are so fond of the S950...yes it has some great sounds, a few drum kits (audio) are fine too,,,unfortunately for me it is the negatives that doom the s950 for me..

Personally speaking..I just cannot own that keybed again...If they improved just this single thing, I would entertain the idea of owning one..

Another few points...I am use to much better drums..sure the s950 drums work, but it is another compromise, I don't want to make...

I so much rather have a touch screen..this even bugs me with the BK series..even with the better drum kits..and the more powerful editing tools on the BK's...a touch screen would make a big difference..

The lack of markers on both the s950 and BK's is another downer..(Yes I recall the work around comments with the s950..but it is not the same)..

The pluses of the BK-9 over the BK5 and yes the Yamaha and Korg offerings too...will have to impress me..a lot..to get the BK9..

Talking with Ron , I understand the keys on the BK9 are actually better than the Juno Stage...that is good news...he mentioned the remix of styles and the quality of sounds are noticably better on the BK9..

The 20 pound weight and mic input along with the comments from Ron..make this an interesting buy....but I am not sure I want to give up the better options available on my G70 just for a weight factor...

Hopefully I will have a hands on...BK9 experience next week..

As I opened my post..I do understand why you guys are happy with the s950...but I am spoiled by alternatives..