I listened to about six or seven of the comparisons. Although most of the best samples were too reverb-y, I consistently liked the Roland better. Without going into a lot of detail, the Roland just seemed to have more clarity (definition?). I have absolutely NO BRAND BIAS, and besides, it's all subjective. I guess you're going to wait on a few more opinions before you tell us your pick (we're almost always biased towards our latest big expenditure ).

chas