Yes, Steve, but PSR2100 has too:

-smaller keys (not standard size piano keys, as Technics, Roland or Korg have).

-bad key feel.

-worse building quality at all

-more repetitive styles (usually less bar number), not rich styles at all (only good intros and endings)

So, each kb has its pros and cons.

Yeah, those yammies are a real piece of crap. That's probably why just about every gigging musician that uses his keyboard and voice as a primary source of income uses one. Sure makes me happy that I like playing these junk piles, especially this time of year when you're playing doubles and back to back Christmas parties with those cheap keys. And all of those awful sweet and live sounds--wow! What poor tastes all those folks we're playing for must have. They must all have hearing defects, especially when they tell you how great the keyboard sounds and wonderful the volcals sound. Gimme' a break!

Happy Holidays,

Gary

When I was playing the PSR9000, it had to have the contact strips replaced once a year. Then I went with the 740...same thing.
I have been playing the PSR2000 for over two years without so much as a hicup. (I am not sure, but I don't think the PSR2000 uses the key contact strips).

Like Gary, I carry and treat it like a new born baby...I am good to it. It is good to me.
Eddie

Good post Gary...

Eddie....the 2k, if not mistaken uses a singlerubber cap type of contact under the keys vs the 9k strip aprox
$30.00 ea..+ labor....of which I had to replace 2x on both my 9k's when I owned them.Not to mention the on stage embarrasement when a note goes terribly bad!

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Hi Bluebird,
the earlier kn keyboard styles from the KN2,3,5,6 now appear to be officially available for download (free) for the kn24/26 on the kn7 website.
http://www.technicskn7000.com/home.asp

I've started up a bit of a styles group for the kn7 hoping to encourage users to create their own styles using the onboard facilities, ie easy composer, pattern copy editing, sequencer ( midifile) to style functions, but that's got a long, long way to go. As far as I'm aware kn24/26's can load kn7 composer styles, I'm not sure how the style creation facilties compare to the kn7's , though.

best wishes
Rikki

Yamaha keyboards will never be as reliable as Roland. Thats my main reason why I will never buy Yamaha.

I had exactly the opposite experience. I had nothing but trouble with Roland G800, from paint wearing off the buttons, to loose, sticky buttons to the joystick spring breaking in the first month.
Never had the first problem with Yamaha, and owned more than a dozen. Go figure!
DonM