Posted by: Sparky
6500 is good enough 4 me! - 11/02/02 03:10 PM
I just wanted to say to all the folks not getting the 7000 yet or at all that while others are excited and happy with the kn7000, I am happy enough with my kn6500!
Besides I love the controller ball on the 6500 and would not want to give that up for a 7000! To be able to change the sound with it and balance it a bit to left or right to make a sound stand out more is a great feature. I am disappointed that technics took the ball away with the 7000. Just goes to show you its all a marketing game! The game is, don't make the 7000 too good or there will be way too many used 6500's for sale and the value will go down. And then they will bring back the controller ball with the 7500 I bet with some other great features that they purposely left out on the 7000 to soak all the 7000 users once again when they just have to have the 7500 because it is better and has those things they could have given now. And the 7500 will be missing something that the 7000 has on purpose to. It is all a marketing sceme and nothing more.
The 7000 could have been much better. The 6500 I have however will sound about as good as the 7000 if both were put through a good PA system. The 7000 sounds better mostly because of the better amp and speakers. The samples are not much better and tons of voices have not changed. I dare say that some of them are not as good as the 6500. Like some of the sax's etc... However one sax on the 7000 is awesome and way better than the 6500 one. Can't remember what one it was. And yes a few drum kits are awesome also. New voices etc... but still to all those who can not afford the 7000 like me, who needs it!!!!
Tony
Besides I love the controller ball on the 6500 and would not want to give that up for a 7000! To be able to change the sound with it and balance it a bit to left or right to make a sound stand out more is a great feature. I am disappointed that technics took the ball away with the 7000. Just goes to show you its all a marketing game! The game is, don't make the 7000 too good or there will be way too many used 6500's for sale and the value will go down. And then they will bring back the controller ball with the 7500 I bet with some other great features that they purposely left out on the 7000 to soak all the 7000 users once again when they just have to have the 7500 because it is better and has those things they could have given now. And the 7500 will be missing something that the 7000 has on purpose to. It is all a marketing sceme and nothing more.
The 7000 could have been much better. The 6500 I have however will sound about as good as the 7000 if both were put through a good PA system. The 7000 sounds better mostly because of the better amp and speakers. The samples are not much better and tons of voices have not changed. I dare say that some of them are not as good as the 6500. Like some of the sax's etc... However one sax on the 7000 is awesome and way better than the 6500 one. Can't remember what one it was. And yes a few drum kits are awesome also. New voices etc... but still to all those who can not afford the 7000 like me, who needs it!!!!
Tony