Hi Tom . i respect the fact that you purchased the G70. And i know that you would not have spent that kind of money if the instrument was rubbish. But please believe me and the others here that have actually demoed the unit . The sound problem with some of the Roland G70 units has nothing to do with taste. They really do sound crap.Thats why there have had to be new operating systems released to take away some of the reverb, effect smothered sound and still problems persist. I dont have any axe to grind with roland. I really wanted to like the instrument. The demo on the net sounded fantanstic and i was literally drooling when i saw a G70 in my local music store. I cant tell you how disappointed i was with the keyboard sound. It got to the point that i had to leave the unit because i felt embarrassed about the sound i was making... I know i am not oscar peterson but please....! Good luck with your G70 and i hope it gives you much joy.