My 2 cents, I had Pa2xPro, then moved to another arranger I think it may have been a T4. Lost track of dates but when the Pa3x was released even with all the hype it never got my interest enough for me to even demo one.................than about a year after the release of the Pa3x I stopped in to visit Frank at AudioWorks, he had one in stock I played it, then 2 days later I placed an order for one. I love reading the hype about new arrangers, I would never rule buying or not buying one based on hype. For me until I can get my hands on one I take the hype or lack of hype with a grain of salt.