BTW - I used to own a PA 800 as well...
I havent touched a PA 900 but cant imagine why it wouldnt please you more than the 800?? surely its a step up?

then again.. nothing beats the keybed feel of the PA3x... its another league from the PSR & PA800/900 series. I even prefer it over the FSX keybed on the tyros / Motif line.

Hi Nick,

Have you not given the sounds of the S950 a chance? Leave the keyboard comparison aside for now, you can't compare a TOTL with a MOTL for aesthetics. The sounds on the S950 are top quality & styles have been taken from the majority of T4.

I've had PA3x and now own the PA900, and I can say that the key feel is remarkably similar. It's almost the same, if in fact it's not actually the same. It's tight and responsive, and has a great, solid feel. Unless you play them both side by side, I bet you'd agree. The 900 feels great and has many improvements over the 800.

Trade you an HK Nano and a dozen mics and a guitar. And throw in some cash.

What about the Tyros 5 which now comes in 76 keys?

Uncle Dave,

I also have the Pa900 and have been thinking about going for the 3X - I am curious about your liking the Pa900 over the 3X.

I know the 900 has a 1" wider display and that helps and also the 900 will load in SF2 font files and the 3X won't, but there is so much more on the 3X.

Bill G

I didn't like 900 first go but would end up like Nick and probably fall in love once I dumped the 950. But I'll move fwd to the 3x, 61 or 76. The 950 is a nice board and has killer stuff and I'm not going to diss it - just not for me.

Hi Danny,

Its not so much the sound quality... its more the "playability"... if that makes sense...

most of the styles are designed specifically for a particular song. so u cant really use them for anything other than the song they were designed for... well you can.. but they are very busy and just not so much "generic"...

above all - the keybed just deosnt do the sounds any justice either. it feels like bashing a toy keyboard... I just dont seem to have the "control" or feel of playing a piano/keyboard with the PSR...

Sorry for the thread hijack....

Hey, Jim: How 'bout an SD-5...no miles on it since you saw it last! (LOL)!

R.

Why would you prefer a PA800 above a PA900?