Today I had a small gig and decided to take out my good old E70. I figured with the house PA I only need speakers for monitoring. Well, the internal speakers of the E70 did that job just perfectly.
Although I am pretty much used to schlepping my G1000 with a 60 lbs. amp to even small gigs, it was great to have to carry only the one keyboard case (and a stand). Only one cord to plug in to hear myself, another cord to plug into the house PA, and you are flying. A single power switch, no need for sound check... After a gig like todays, Uncle Dave's argument for on-board speakers especially resonates with me.

Too bad none of the high-end instruments combine the on-board speakers with the 76 keys (though many of them are long enough to do that). Perhaps one the future Tyros version will have that, so I hope Yamaha (and others) are listening.

Regards