So, Ensnareyou, finally, an honest assessment about the Oasys from an actual owner. However, because of your insistence that no-one have an opinion about it until they have either owned it or used one extensively, I guess we are supposed to ignore you?

Your defense of these high priced keyboards has always consisted of 'you can't comment unless you have owned one, and citing others criticisms still doesn't validate your opinion'.

So what, exactly, are we to make of your comments?

Now that the gloves are off you in reference to the Oasys, how about a truly objective review of the Mediastation as an ARRANGER, rather than just as a VST playback device? Now that the defense of unfamiliarity is moot?

My opposition to the Mediastation came about simply from listening to factory and user demos, and from reading comments from users LIKE YOURSELF that posted some negative impressions. But you invariably shot me down with 'you haven't played one, you should not comment'.

Well, would I be as wrong to hold an opinion about the Oasys based on your previous post? Or is it just YOUR opinion that should carry some weight? Do you understand where I am coming from, here? If no-one should form an opinion until they have played one of these EXTREMELY rare and expensive beasts (the Oasys is by FAR the easiest one to find in the US), why do you post any comment on them at all? We are, apparently, supposed to ignore it......

So perhaps we could all just back down a little, and start to get some opinion and advice other than, 'buy one and find out for yourself' which is unlikely, given the poor nature of all the demos I've heard so far. I've posted about my rig, to demonstrate that I DO have the cash for one of these, if they prove to have value for money (a lot of money should mean a lot of value for it!), but so far you haven't come up with anything like as critical review of the MS or the Wersi as you have of the Oasys.

You can't possibly expect us to believe that either of these have NO flaws at all..... It would be honest of you to post a factual description of how you feel about the MS and Wersi, warts and all.

We have to rely on members like yourself that actually own these rare instruments - you can't find them in stores (at least, anywhere close to 99% of the readership here). It would be a great service if you actually posted a full, in depth review, with strong AND weak points explained.

Then our membership (and myself!) would have more than just conjecture to guide them.....