Originally posted by keysvocalssax: a guy at Yamaha I spoke to says that the psr1500 is every bit as good as the psr3K and 2lbs lighter, and $500 less, and without the (ugh) kb-porn tricked-out multicolor doodads. so if you don't need a few of the newer voices and a couple other special features, it's the best value. why is nobody addressing that and spending all this space arguing apples and oranges: T2 v.3K? i'm whacked out because I'm trying to improve on my old Korg is-35 and Technics kn2600 and don't seem to be able to. The paix's and g-70's are too heavy and I hate touchscreens, The T2 and sd5 and sd1+ are lighter but still more weight than I like,plus I stupidly bought a Genesys ProS because it is the most versatile and logical and elegant looking but "silent killer" 41.8lbs! so I have to sell or swap. Somebody wants to swap me for a Roland Discover5 kbd hooked up to a Midjay. Is that the best way to go IYHO or should I just sell and get psr1500? or a better controller/module option for jazz gigs than the oneI was offered, but I don't know what that might be..do you?
Mo, At the time I bought my 3000, I tried the 1500 and it would have been adequate for me and my music making plans at that time. But I had run this comparison (link below) to compare featues of the 1500 and 3000, and decided to spend the extra bucks and get the 3000.
If I did not have the extra bucks at the time, I would have went with the 1500.
Some key features that can justify the price difference (to me) is 128/96 polyhony 64mb Rom to 16mb Color monitor to monochrome (although, i now wonder if the monochrome would have worked better outdoors?) Playback + Recording 16 channels on the 3000, not on the 1500.
[This message has been edited by MrEd (edited 08-31-2006).]