misunderstood cat egory of keyboards than arrangers. It is certainly a cultural divide: In Europe, the UK, and across the Arab world, an arranger keyboard is the professional performance instrument, used with pride and to great effect. Here in the U.S. the category is mostly looked down upon, and the sight of onboard speakers or a button labeled Ballroom often sets off jokes and sneers. This is a real shame, as the category has grown significantly since the early days of ’80s-era Casio and Yamaha portables. Today’s top-end arrangers offer stunning accompaniment and very advanced voice architectures, and they offer the player more sophisticated sound nuances than their workstation counterparts. So we’re staging a clash of the titans, the top offerings from Korg and Yamaha, to see what they offer the gigging musician.

http://www.keyboardmag.com/gear/1183/top-end-arrangers-reviewed-korg-pa4x-and-yamaha-tyros5/55871

This is a very nice article from the professional US Keyboard magazine explaining why and how totl arrangers could be an asset to all pro players worldwide..

The quallity of current arrangers is incredibly high, and i think the reviewer would also agree with my statement that arranger style play could be a very usefull tool for any high end performance keyboard or stage piano...

The only reason it hasnt happened yet, is the attitude of American pro musicians that still think arrangers are toys because they never understood what arrangers are all about...

(Also wondering why the price difference of the Tyros5 and the Korg Pa4x is so huge in the US, overhere in europe the actuall price you pay is almost equall these days.... Seems almost like Yamaha doesnt want to sell any arrangers in the US)