The psr3000 is definately my choice thus far, but what about the Korg pa60 or pa80?? Listen everyone, I have no where to go to try out these boards so I am relying on you ( travelin easy, don. etc...) and everyone else. This will ultimately be my last post before purchase. Please give me a clear shot comparison cause I know alot of people here own and/or have used the psr3000. Just want to know how the pa60/80 stack up against what I have chosen..

Thank you all and hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
Phil

3000 & dont look back

Ditto!

Gary

Get the PSR 3000 no contest, even I own a PA60......the 3000 is easier to use, more user styles to choose from, etc..

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mdorantes

Hi
another thing to consider is the psr3000 is relatively new, the korgs have been around for a couple of years???

Technology tends to keep improving.

best wishes
Rikki

p.s.
I haven't had a chance to play either.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by musicman37:
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Musicman...I just made that same decision three weeks ago after just buying a psr 2100
3mo before that...now with the psr 2100 and the psr 3000 I can't go wrong....go for it and good luck....

Phil,

Go for the PSR3000. It has no competition in its price category. I give this a two thumbs up! Be prepared to be surprised by the quality of its voices when you hook this up to a decent sound system. May look like a toy, but sure sounds like a Pro device.

Tapas

Ditto all the way. And I recommend that you purchase from one of the venders on the forum: George Kaye and Dan O'Neil.

They have good prices and they are always helpful with information on the boards they sell.

Beakybird

If sound is important go with a Korg. Feel of keys on 3000 are totally the same as your K-mart Casios and Yamahas. Korg has Dual sequencers and the styles are more realistic.

I put a post on about a very brief play on a PA60. My opinions match those posted previously.

In summary the 3k has the best bangs-per-buck so long as you are not put off by the key feel which is noticably inferior to the Korg. The styles on the Korg are a bit more complex; it is personal opinion as to whether this is good or bad. The Korg "Fills" and "Endings" do not match the styles very well, on some it sounds like a different band has turned up just to do the fills! Also the Korg OS is less easy to use. The Korg dual sequencer is a nice idea but the Yamaha "Instant play" feature means that unless you have an absolute neccesity to crossfade midi files you aren't going to find the lack of a second sequncer a big problem.

So I'm still going to get a PSR3000.

If you are thinking that Korg has better sounds, I would strongly recommend that you listen to it, as well as to Yamaha.

Sound is a very subjective thing, but to me Korg sound has always had a harsher, edgier tone - fine for playing techno/electronic dance music, but not so good in reproducing real, acoustic instrument sounds, which is what most of the arranger players seek. This has been true for Korg sounds across the board - from their earliest arrangers i3, i30, up to the newest PA series (and also Triton, which they tout as a "flagship workstation").

Roland has the warmest, mellowest sound - I like it the most, but some people do not. I believe Yamaha sounds are somewhere in the middle, between Korg and Roland, which is why most people like them.

Sound notwithstanding, Yamaha is a much easier to use instrument. Korg's dual sequencer is a pure gimmick on the PA50 - it has no hard disk for mass storage of the MIDI files. PSR3000 has a USB connection allowing you to connect a USB mass storage device, such as thumb drive or a hard disk. Plus it has a vocal harmonizer, which Korg does not have.

I'd say go with the Yamaha, but if you can, listen to the others first.

Regards

Hmm. never ending question of 2004.

read my explanation.
http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/009086.html