is a yamaha psr 2000 better than korg pa50

hello im thinking of trading my korg pa50 against a yamaha psr 2000...i would have also to pay about 300 dollars..would that be a bad or good deal??

Anders:

better?! This looks bound to invite yet another mine's better than your's fight again here.

Seriously though, it's important to know what specific features, requirements, & style of music & types of sounds you want in YOUR keyboard.

Scott

Better?.....
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no, it is not!
search the forum.
don't do this exchange, it will be not beneficial for you at all.

OK, now I enter the arena, haha. While I think it will be personal preference, IMHO, for me anyway, the PSR2000 I could happily play out with whereas I would not want to use just the PA50 So there!lol

OK, some may say why. I'll mention just a few things. These are my personal opinions and are not intended as a cut to those that like that PA50.

The piano and a number of instruments, in fact the general tone of the PA as compared to the PSR in thin sounding. The PA does have certain voices and styles that I like, but I feel the Yamaha is a lot better across the board. Also the PA styles have been converted quite nicely for the Yamaha's. Very subjective things here. The fills and styles tend to be better. There is a lot more support for the PSR than Korg. The Yamaha has a much easiear to use OS.

Next.lol

I tend to agree that the 2000 might be a better gigging keyboard for most of the same reasons as Scott mentioned, but at $300 plus your PA - sounds a little steep to me. Check eBay prices; I think the resale prices are closer than that. I would not advise buying anything that is less than excellent condition.

Man, that PA50 has some terrific sounds and styles in it. I had one once and really liked it, but agree that the OS in Yamaha is a bit easier for live play.

I bought the 50 at GC and returned it almost 2 years ago. It stills sits on the shelf at that store. No wonder these stores don't stock upper arranger models.

I would definitely add that to my 3K setup.

zuki

Hi zuki

I agree that the PA50 does have some good styles and sounds, but at least for me, if I was taking just one kb, it would be a PSR or Tyros. The PA would be nice as a second kb, but unless I fall on my head,, I don't think I'll get into that scenario again. But, also, the converted styles to me, sound better on the Yamaha than the Korg itself. Just my opinion folks, your welcome to yours

Hi Scott,

Definitely agree with you. As a 2nd board, the PA50 would be a winner. Just using those Triton sounds, especially the organs and synths, would make my act complete. But as a first board - no way...

zuki

the olny real problem with pa50 is it's complicated and quite unfriendly OS (i didn't say bad OS...)
but the sounds are really good. triton sounds.
now depends on what you want. i sold my pa50 because i didnt like how the navigation process was, but if you're looking for good sounds... maybe only S900 with it's SA voices would beat it. psr2000... sorry, but no way.

Remember the PA50 is still a current model so changing to the PSR2000 is a bad deal.
No Operating System is complicated, they are just different. It's like following a different route to get to the same place. All brands have different OS's and if you have become used to one OS all others appear complicated. All that is required is a little patience to learn the new OS and you will be rewarded. The PA50 is a great board.

[This message has been edited by Graham UK (edited 08-24-2007).]

The PA50 sounds and feels wonderful, but the ONLY storage option is a FLOPPY DISK. No USB, no internal Hard disk. Nada
If you rely on SMF's or lots of custom program setups ... this is not for you !

You might want to look for a second hand PSR-3000 which offers USB to device, and mega voices.

I'd stay clear of the PSR-2000...sounds are fine, but the disk drive is old technology now.

Ian