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#268089 - 07/24/09 10:52 AM Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
George Kaye Offline
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Registered: 11/24/99
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Loc: Reseda, California USA
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.


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#268090 - 07/24/09 11:33 AM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
124 Offline
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So, to all intents and purposes, who the heck would shell out the extra big bucks for a T3? Only someone with more money than sense, I guess. I mean, there isn't THAT much difference between the two models on a day to day basis, is there?

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#268091 - 07/24/09 11:46 AM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
CoasterTim Offline
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Registered: 06/10/00
Posts: 624
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Quote:
Originally posted by 124:
So, to all intents and purposes, who the heck would shell out the extra big bucks for a T3? Only someone with more money than sense, I guess. I mean, there isn't THAT much difference between the two models on a day to day basis, is there?


I guess it depends on how important SA2 voices are to you. From all recent indications, SA2 voices will be reserved only for the T3 and will not trickle down to any other keyboards in the PSR series...to bad, but I'm sure it will happen eventually.

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#268092 - 07/24/09 03:23 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
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But how many SA2 voices are there in the T3? Not a whole heaping helping more, compared to the number of SA1 voices in a T2 (or S910)...

That is an almost $3000 difference to get what, a sampler (with a closed, proprietary multisample format and little Yamaha content), and a handful of SA2 voices..?

But, as Ian will no doubt tell us in a while, Yamaha MUST know what they are doing, mustn't they?
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#268093 - 07/24/09 04:11 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
ianmcnll Offline
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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Originally posted by Diki:

But, as Ian will no doubt tell us in a while, Yamaha MUST know what they are doing, mustn't they?


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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#268094 - 07/24/09 04:19 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
squeak_D Offline
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Loc: West Virginia
Well once the new S-910 is released the price drops on the current S-900 are going to make it one hell of a bargain.
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#268095 - 07/24/09 04:25 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
ianmcnll Offline
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Originally posted by squeak_D:
Well once the new S-910 is released the price drops on the current S-900 are going to make it one hell of a bargain.


You're right, Squeak...I just may pick up another one for a back-up...if the price is right, of course.
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#268096 - 07/24/09 04:42 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14182
Loc: NW Florida
Hey, Ian... no-one has really posted much about the new guitar NTT's. You've got a T3 right now... how about dropping us the skinny on how well those new tables make guitar style tracks improve?

As you know, those style guitar parts are probably the main thing that sets Yamaha's so far ahead of Roland, IMO, and I would love to get someone's impression about whether this new system, now ported to the S910, really makes a noticeable difference.

And 11 SA2 voices, no matter HOW good they are (or if they even DID have working sustain ) seem a little expensive for $3000. Roughly $300 per voice? Bit steep, IMO Seems like Yamaha are taking a leaf out of the Roland "What the @#*¥ were they thinking?!" playbook...

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 07-24-2009).]
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#268097 - 07/24/09 05:12 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
ianmcnll Offline
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Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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.


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#268098 - 07/24/09 05:15 PM Re: Now Official Prices for PSR910 +PSR710
Beakybird Offline
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Registered: 01/27/01
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So I'm curious about whether the new Music Finder Database can include user styles as it seems to include user mp3s.

I would love to get a specific breakdown of exactly what new voices we're talking about.

I am also curious about the guitar enhanced style files.

In all fairness to the T3, the T3 also has 70 Live! voices versus 25 for the S910, 58 Cool! voices versus 39 for the S910, 26 sweet! voices versus 23 for S910, 23 mega! voices versus 18 for the S910, and 53 regular S.A. voices versus 38 for the S910.

Plus the T3 can be expanded with samples and premium voices. Then there is better keys and three right hand voices at once. Add to that some other miscellaneous goodies.

It's still not worth that much more imo, but for someone who wants the very best, the T3 is a good choice.

I hope Yamaha comes out with the manual soon!

Beakybird

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