Good luck with your new gear... I found the same satisfaction with the Yamaha S670 pretty soon nobody will want to buy a top of the line arranger anymore... the lesser models sound good enough to do anything.. Have fun
Donny, not all players are happy with lower quality instruments.. I for one

. Across the board all top models play better and feel better.
Some things you can't compromise.
Fran ok but I can't agree.. my s670 sounds just as good as my s970 if there's any major difference I can't hear it Aloha price is probably because of less features not sound.
Not referring to sound.. I am talking about how the sound reacts to touch, and how the player reacts to keyfeel… There is a big difference.. Everything sounds great today in general, there are differences in the quality of the dc converters..
PS: comparing the 670 to 970 is not a fair comparison about what I am talking about.. they are nearly the same... Compare to Tyros5 or Genos, and you can easily measure the difference... I hope
AS for my personal comparisons... The BK9 feels and plays better than the EA7, and the G70 feels and plays better than the BK9... they all sound great... and yes I can hear detailed differences in all three models ..