Honestly, I had a similar reaction to chas' ... I thought the demos sounded really good, but as I was listening I was thinking "OK, they got a young guy playing, but who is the audience he is playing to?" ...
I would think most AKs are purchased by 'older' players - 40s+, who entertain people who are older than that ... the last times I was on a cruise ship, 2007 and 2009, there were some young entertainers - mostly duos - who were using an AK in their act, but they are playing to an older audience ...
I really don't think the AK manufacturers are targeting the 20 - 30 year old musician, because most of them at that age are looking to play in BANDS with other LIVE musicians ... Think about it - when we 'older' players were in our 20s and 30s, were we looking to play as a solo act??? ... I KNOW I wasn't ... and quite honestly, if I could still be playing with the same four guys I played with for 26 years, I would LOVE it, except I also realize that we probably could not compete most with the music 'studs' of today...

And as for rosetree's comments, he/she is entitled to have an opinion and voice it ...

The T5 sounds very nice and I really like many of the styles I have heard ... but is it the 'end all' and 'do all' for EVERYONE? ... I doubt it ...
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