Chas, you are on the mark(No pun) again..I love to revisit old gear that I use to use. One thing you mentioned I find true.. there is a fullness to some sounds that the new gear lacks. I always thought that analog circuits had something to do with this. I started to notice a thin sound within the Roland gear I have owned..Using the G1000 as my benchmark, I noticed a negative in the VA series, and really noticed in the BK5. They still sound good but not fat like the older stuff..One of the reasons I will not part with the G70..

The BK9 suffered a bit, thankfully it has 22 Supernatural sounds..The EA7 sounds great.. as long as it isn't side by side to the G70.

Chas you have some gear I wish I had.. Starting with the A70 (same keys as the G70). I had a Sonic Cell (I liked the sounds,Roland never continued support for it). I now have my old Roland Prelude back (Sonic Cell based).
Of current gear I am convinced the Integra7 is the best sound module ever.. I think any studio worth calling a studio should havean Integra7 as the center piece.

Well it's been a week in lock up... I mean shut in.... So far I have refrained from buying any new gear, came close a few times

Chas if you ever feel like donating the A70 "to me", my kids will pay the shipping (they take after their mother)