Have you compared the Expressive Grand against the G70’s GrandX main piano sound? From the way you’re describing it, it’s possible that might be in the G70…

I used that sound in a lot of sessions, even at studios that had an actual Steinway baby grand (and a Yamaha CIIIFX too!) and the producer was always satisfied how it sat in a mix!

It was reported to use a full 64MB (a lot back then!) for JUST that one piano sound.

Haven’t got my hands on an RD2000 yet, but I’m impressed by Pianoteq’s modeled stuff. There are many that say being able to hear the sampl boundaries is just as detrimental as the basic sound being not so lively, but Pianoteq’s models seem pretty lively…

These days for the best piano experience I am far more tempted by most quality VSTi pianos than anything I’ve heard in hardware…