Greetings Technics owners: I am new here, but old in years, and I love to read this forum every day. I continually see this remark about Technics high price in the USA, and must conclude that this K/B's price must vary widely throughout our country. As for me here in Michigan, I bought my KN-6500 for just under the going price here for a PSR-9000. I just could not be any happier with a K/B than I am with this unit, and 34 pounds sure is welcome to this aged Keyboard player. Me thinks many buyers just don't shop around enough, or drive a hard enough bargin when it's time to close the deal. Well, I had my say and I just wanted you to know that the Technics KN-6500 is not neccessarly higher in price than many other top boards, at least in the central midwest of the United States. HUMMMMMMMM--hope I can still say that when the KN-7000 arrives. ARJ