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#105121 - 05/18/07 09:51 AM Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
BEBOP Offline
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Loc: San Jose, California
My new Roland E 80 Workstation General Arranger Keyboard arrived here yesterday afternoon so I won’t be on the computer much for the next few days and then the following weekend I will be gone in the motorhome, (with the new Keyboard) to the Beach for a weekJ JOY!

I have owned a lot of keyboards since 1970 but this is a state of the art that is the finest board out of all of them. It has and does it all. I am super pleased with it. Check one out for your self, and I am willing to bet that you will agree.
Best to all,
Bebop
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#105122 - 05/18/07 10:08 AM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Diki Offline


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Loc: NW Florida
We look forward to hearing some demos from your new toy, bebop. Have fun!
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#105123 - 05/18/07 11:37 AM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Fran Carango Offline
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So, how is the speaker system?
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#105124 - 05/18/07 12:01 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
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Bebop good luck with your new toy......
hope to read all good things very soon in your reviews!!

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#105125 - 05/18/07 12:07 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Dnj Offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fran Carango:
So, how is the speaker system?



Bebop wrote:
"I received the E 80 yesterday after noon at the music store. It is in a huge bulky box and weighed 62 pounds. I am 75 years old but I carried it into my house and into the studio and up on the rack. So it is heavy, so what. It has the heavy sound and plays like a heavy board.
The sound system is the finest I have heard in nearly forever. No problems for me and it is unbeliveably loud. I can work my clubhouse without amps with this board."

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#105126 - 05/18/07 03:55 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
BEBOP Offline
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Loc: San Jose, California
Fran,
Besides loud the stereo separation is awesome with th onboard speaker system.
I was told this board does not have the polyphony split with 64 on each side but has the full 128 on each side. I can believe it. this sound system is the best I have ever heard in a portable keyboard. It is prolly because the Roland District Manager set it up because everything is right coming out of the box and that is surely new for me This is the first plug and play keyboard I have ever had. Even the original Clavinet had to have the legs screwed on
Best to all
Bebop
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#105127 - 05/18/07 04:19 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Dnj Offline
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Bebop I can understand Fran's concern....we've only heard bad things about the E80 speaker system......but without ever hearing one it was hard to believe Roland would make a bad sound system ......I'm so glad you have started to clear up this mystery for us .....please keep your reviews coming we appreciate it!!

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#105128 - 05/18/07 11:19 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Wis Offline
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Registered: 04/23/01
Posts: 295
When you here bad things about a keyboard you have allways to ask "who said this and why?". Not unfrequently there are unfair messages written by unfair people who are not able to give a good judgement.

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#105129 - 05/18/07 11:35 PM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
abacus Offline
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5345
Loc: English Riviera, UK
Interesting that most of the disappointment with the E80 speakers comes from the UK, therefore my guess is that Roland use different preset settings for different countries, and they haven’t got the UK setup quite yet. (Also see my report on the recent Keyboard Festival)
It may be interesting to check to see if the full OS version number is the same in all countries.

Bill
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#105130 - 05/19/07 07:19 AM Re: Roland E 80 is now in my studio, WOWIE!!
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
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Soooo Bebop looking past the weight issue.....what else can you tell us about your new aquisistion the E80...inquiring minds want to know......Speakers, Navagation, Setting up, Sounds, Styles etc etc ....

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