Now I am a big fan of Casio keyboards and it is good to see a confirmation for Casio keyboards from someone who seems to have a lot of experience with various music gear.

I don't mind paying top dollars for quality but not for brand names (though I'd admit that many a time a good name implies good quality, but not always and often they are over-priced because of the names) whether they are computers, sports items, or music gear.

I get all my Roland products at cost thanks to a dealer friend, but sometimes he and I do not buy certain products by Roland due to the high prices. I think Casio has "forced" other manufacturers to come out with lower priced versions of their high-end synths.

I've been enjoying playing my Casio PX-330 now ready to upgrade perhaps to the Casio PX-360 or the PX-560. Recently I played the Casio CGP 700 at the local Guitar Center. The ivory feel keyboard was real good. The action was just perfect and natural for me. It was very easy and fast to move around on the color touch screen. Many good sounds. All of that with the nice looking stand, I think for, $800? I knew, then, I can buy either PX-360 or PX560 without any hesitation.

We bought a Casio PX-5s for a church group overseas just recently. An interesting fact about the pro keyboard PX-5x. Both professional musicians and hobbyists buy them and there is tons of support. I am downloading patches to install when I make the travel next week.