It's apparent here that one's arranger keyboard decision boils down to having to make 'tradeoffs' and figuring out what you're able to live with/without.

Determine 'your' highest priorities and work down the list. Everyone's priorities will of course differ:

1) Keyboard's Overall weight & size
2) 61, 76, or 88 notes
2) Key 'feel' and 'size'
3) Built in Speakers or NO built in Speakers
4) Sounds
5) Styles
6) Other 'must have' feature that 'you' specifically require

All above things considered, I still feel the Yamaha Tyros remains the best arranger to suit my current arranger playing needs. - Scott

I agree with Scott, it's just a matter of what you're able to live with/without. I really wanted to buy Tyros when it first came out, but the lack of sampler kept me away. I use sampled percussion loops with styles, so a sampler was a must have.

PA1X, in my opinion has every feature that I was looking for and more.

Did I miss something? This only has 16mb worth of wave forms without expansion? So, if you buy more expansion, you can get it up to what? 64 mb? While the Tyros has 96 mb built right in? Did I miss something, or is this Korg's best? What about the beloved PA1Xpro? how much sample space does it have?

"48lbs" ?!?!? ... Any of you guys ever haul a Rhodes??? ...
t.

Sissies.

Hammond B3 hernia anyone? 190kg/400lbs.

I'm sorry 'harosha' but I meant it is the lowest Dealers can "advertise" it for. They can't "advertise" it for lower than Korg's MAP price which is $3,499.95. You are right harosha; a person CAN haggle with the Dealer to get a price lower than the listed MAP price. I did this when I purchased my Tyros. I paid less than the 'advertised' MAP price too.

Best regards,
Mike

"Did I miss something? This only has 16mb worth of wave forms without expansion? So, if you buy more expansion, you can get it up to what? 64 mb? While the Tyros has 96 mb built right in? Did I miss something, or is this Korg's best? What about the beloved PA1Xpro? how much sample space does it have?"

16MB is the RAM for Sampler not the factory sample ROM size. They didn't list the sample ROM size on their site, I'll have to check my manual or may be someone else can post.

The 96MB in Tyros is the sample ROM, I am sure PA1X has similar ROM size.

Sissy my arse ...when you gotta carry one of those beasts to 300 gigs and setup its no picnic plus the rest of the gear..no need for a 50lb+ suitcase to tote IMO....
oh yea by the way...I did carry a Rhodes,Crumar,Juno. B3, Leslie 147 and very other monstrosity ever created thru the years..

One thing that surprises me since this is such an expensive keyboard, is that while Yamaha has 4 fills and a break per style, the Korg just has 2 fills and a break per style. Doesn't it get tiring to just have two fills in a song? And don't you have to press two buttons to get a fill and a new style variation? With the Yamaha you just press one button and you get a new fill and a new style variation.

The weight and the price is very expensive, but it does look like it has a lot of bells and whistles.

However, Korg's keyboards have very complex operating systems.

I'm going through tough economic times, so I'll definitely pass. Will still pick up two PSR3000s to replace my two PSR2100s. I can't wait.

Beakybird

Wow- I thought my KN6000 was tough to haul around (yeah...ok, i'm one of those sissies!! )