I think it's time to upgrade from the PA80. I love my software arranger / workstation / synth combination and wouldn't ever give it up. It's by far the best studio tool I've ever had. I can use it live too when I want, but I'm playing out more again and I also need a better all in one solution for when I just want one board to setup, whether it's because I'm in quick setup mode ( translated: lazy ), or I'm playing a gig where space is at too much a premium.

I thought the T2 was a no brainer vs the rest, but after hearing some of the demos, some of the styles don't do a lot for me. Don't be upset Tyros lovers, it's just me. They sound a tad too polite, and that's just not what I like to hear when I play. So, I at least wanna give the Korg a fair shake. It's already a given that I'll like the styles better, but my questions center around hearing the lead voices and the harmonizer up close and personal.

Also, multipads that work like Yamaha's do would be great, but in a live situation, I can live without them if I have to. I have enough arp stuff on the Mo ES and the AJ2006 system that it isn't a factor at all in the home studio.

So after all that, my q is where do I have to travel to in order to demo them ? I'm 105 miles nw of NY city and can travel to there in 2 hrs or so, and to Philly in about 2 and a half ? Still, I have my doubts about whether or not I'd be able to see one or both in either of these very large cities....
I guess I'd even go to Baltimore ( about 4 hrs if I can do the legal speed limit all the way there ), if DanO would tell me he has them on display....

AJ