Ok, I want to give my take on the Clavinova. I used one here in school as an acompaniment to my trombone solos. Well, I have actually used two of these and I think the piano is about the only decent sound on the whole board. I played with the strings and percussion and I just was unimpressed. The smaller clavinova model with the few sounds is good enough if you don't need all the sounds. I'm not sure if the fancy model I played has a sequencer, I doubt it though. I just don't think they're great. I guess my Trinity has spoiled me (at less than $2000). I have a friend that wants one, but that's all we have here in school, so I guess that's all he knows about. Have you tried the Korg N1? It's a nice board at $1500. Although I can't complain, I must admit I do like the Yamaha piano action, just like a grand. Oh yeah, we have one of those here, complete with Disklavier to record to.