Don't forget the VA series is 4-5 years older then the Korg PA series..and many Roland fans had nothing to update to...until this winter[G70]..
Just because , some of these people have changed doesn't mean the Korg is better[in many ways it is not]....some people have changed because they had no other choice[other than Yamaha and Ketron]..
And Yes, Version2 is better than the original VA..More features..