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#268089 - 07/24/09 10:52 AM
Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
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Registered: 11/24/99
Posts: 3305
Loc: Reseda, California USA
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Received a letter dated July 20, 2009 today from Yamaha. PSRS710 MSRP $1399 MAP $1099 PSRS910 MSRP $2299 MAP $1749 Both of these prices are just $50.00 more than the current MAP for the 900 and 700 It also states that they will begin shipping in October to dealers. Here's the information printed on the letter: "PSR-S910 vs PSR-S900 MP3 playback delivers the most common audio format to your keyboard Music Finder+Audio links MP3's with tempo, Styles & Voice data in one instant recall setting New enhanced color TFT display is viewable from any angle (vs QVGA) Add'l sounds from TYROS3 boost the voice selection World-music content for customers interested in ethnic music New Guitar Enhance Style File Format (GE-SFF) improves auto-accomp Styles PSR-S710 (vs. PSR-S700) 128 note polyphony(vs 96 notes) USB Audio Recording writes.WAV files directly to USB storage Devices Enhance higher contrast display suitable for text/lyric display Add'l sounds from the S900 turbo-charge the Voice selection World-music content for customers interested in ethnic music New Guitar Enhance Style File Format (GE-SFF) improves auto accomp styles " In the same letter the price of the Tyros3 effective on August 1, 2009 will have a MSRP of $5499.00 and a MAP of $4599.00. Now there will be a really big difference in price points from the 910 to the T3. ------------------ George Kaye Kaye's Music Scene Reseda, California 818-881-5566 www.kayesmusicscene.com
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#268093 - 07/24/09 04:11 PM
Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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Yes, they know what they're doing, just like Roland do ...they're both big companies, with a lot of people in between what was designed or conceived, and what ends up on the product. Personally, I prefer the SA1 voices, as they naturally decay when held with the sustain pedal....SA2 hold....no decay. I'm glad the S910 has a lot more SA1 voices....I'm not disappointed there are no SA2...I wasn't really expecting them. Can't imagine selling a $4500 instrument with 11 SA2, and then come out with a $1749 arranger with nearly as many....kind of like shootin' yerself in the foot, don't ya think? I believe the S910 is what the S900 should have been.
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#268097 - 07/24/09 05:12 PM
Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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The guitar parts on the T3 (compared to the S900) are noticeably better, to my ears, but they were already very, very good to begin with.
Regarding SA2 to SA1...I like having a voice decay when I use a sustain pedal...like a piano sound decays...the SA2, while very realistic, do not decay, but rather sustain at the same volume until the pedal is released.
I'm used to using the sus pedal to allow the volume to drop, rather than use a volume pedal...all the S900 Panel voices behave that way.
If I was playing in a duo, or in a small band, and using the arranger functions, I would definitely use a volume pedal so I could solo and comp more easily.
All big companies have their problems...as I said, a lot happens between conception and production...sometimes it's the bean counters that win....sometimes, the engineers.
I think the S910 will be a sweet deal, but I already really like the S900 a lot...the screen is no problem for me, and I've got it sounding the way I like.
More styles aren't that important to me...but, I will have a very close look at it before I stay with the S900....who knows, I might really find something I can't do without, but, if I don't, I'm content to stay as is.
Seems the button layout is the same, and I'm doubtful if the mod wheel is assignable to Leslie speed...that would be really nice...if some of the new SA sounds are organ, they just might have rotary controlled by mod wheel.
[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 07-24-2009).]
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