Dave and Frank, nice to see your postings here. Where is everybody else hiding out? Seems like this Technics board has lost a lot of steam recently.

Could it be because Technics currently doesn't have a "brand new" keyboard just on the horizon? or is it because there are now many more other competitive arranger keyboard brands/models on the market? Another reason this board may be losing interest is because there is now a Technics keyboard "model specific" message board where Technics arranger keyboard folks can meet:
http://www.technote.com/forums/

The newest thing I've heard regarding Technics is the KN6500 which I hear will be released in the first quarter of 2001. It is basically the KN6000 with an added (EW-01?) expansion board which supposedly includes an 'even' better sounding acoustic piano. Anyone out there own or heard the sounds on this expansion board? I have also heard that the earlier KN6000 OS bugs have been fixed. Can anyone confirm that here? That being said, I interested in checking out the EW01 expansion board and or the KN6500 when it is released here in the US. With the current hype over the KN6500, my guess at this point is that a KN7000 model won't be due for release till late 2001 or early 2002. This is only my guess, not fact.

Current feedback on the new expansion board and/or the upcoming KN6500/KN7000 and anticipated prices would be appreciated.

Happy Holidays to all,

Scott

California, USA

PS: It would be great to see postings from the rest of you Technics friends out there (especially the many of you who had posted on the earlier Technics Canada Message Board site). At least let us know that you are all ok.