I hope this is taken in the spirit in which it was written. After playing with this new keyboard for @ 24 hrs now, I have to honestly say that I am grossly UNDERwhelmed. Like most of you, I did not have an opportunity to try this board before purchasing. To those of you who said they would never make a purchase of this size without trying it out first, I say, AMEN. In all fairness, those of you coming from a Yamaha Arranger background (and were happy with the product) will probably like it and see it as an improvement over previous products. Those that come from a G1000 (like me) or Korg background probably will not. Since the responses to the T2 have so far been overwhelmingly positive, it could just be me. Nevertheless, these are my first impressions.
1. Looks far more like a $500 Casio than a serious pro-quality $3000+ keyboard.
2. Despite what others say, 61 keys is not enough (especially for a keyboard capable of 3 zones).
3. I should have guessed this since I own both a Motif ES and a Korg Triton, but IN MY OPINION, the quality of the voices is inferior (and much less playable) than the Korg and in some cases even the Roland. On the playability issue, it seems to be the dynamics (voices) and responsiveness (keyboard). They ARE similar to the Motif if you happen to like that board.
4. Styles....ah, again very subjective. Let's just say that I expected much better. This of course, will depend on the type (I've come to hate the word "genre'" because of it's overuse) of music you play. I think some of the original styles of the G1000 (from however many years ago) were much better and more usable. So far, I've found maybe 5-6 that I would use outside the studio and none that I would use for straight-ahead jazz.
5. Distortion at settings above 2 o'clock, even going into a digital mixer with 56 bit headroom. This is not a problem if you are going into a powerful system but none of my other boards exhibits this problem.
6. Very uneven volume-matching on the right-hand voices in the factory style settings. Plus, usually only one of the four choices seems appropriate for the style. Just a pain to have to tweak every single factory style to make them usuable.

I'm hoping this thing will grow on me but at the moment, I am really starting to wish that I had gone with the PA1x Pro. I haven't heard that board either but I did hear a PA80 in a local Sam Ash and I have to honestly say that I liked the overall sound of even that board better. If I had to go out on a gig today with one board, it would definitely be the G1000 even though it doesn't have nearly the "bells and whistles" of the T2. Of course there are some positives as well, it's just that after all the rave reviews, I expected something more professional. If I hadn't already spent over $600 on hard drive, 1 gig memory, and a custom gig bag, I would be seriously trying to negotiate with DanO for a PA1x Pro trade (I may do this anyway...hope you're listening, Dan). My advice (which I'm about to ignore once again), TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Of course this is all based on 24hrs of ownership but not much of what I mentioned above is going to change. Again, let me reiterate, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. Anyway, let the Flaming begin.

chas

BTW, I've been a professional musician my entire adult life and have owned probably as many as 30 different synthesizers. My primary instruments are (and always will be) acoustic piano and Hammond organ. I can, and will, play anything but my preference is small format modern jazz (think Miles, Bill Evans, etc.). I also love "fatback" organ trio ala. Jimmy Smith, etc.