You got a point there jingleman. I realize Yamaha is in business to make money and it's a case of supply and demand. The Genos sounds fantastic but Yamaha is able to charge so much because a lot of people are willing to fork over big bucks at the drop of a hat. Which is fine and dandy if it meets their needs.

Yamaha would have to have a big change of heart to drop the price substantially and I don't see that happening any time soon because Yamaha will probably sell a boat load of them which gives them more of an incentive to keep charging an arm and a leg for the new Genos line just like they did for later versions of the Tyros line. Yamaha is already working on Genos 2 as we speak but we'll probably have to wait 3 or 4 more years before they hit the stores. At that time Yamaha may have "seen the light" and decide to substantially reduce the price of Genos 2 but again that's a BIG if and the more likely scenario will be they'll probably further increase the price especially if the current Genos sells like hotcakes which it very well may do.

All the best,

Mike