Scott,

Last night Ray Bastianelli, who is an excellent musician/performer sat down with his Tyros hooked up to my PAS system. The first thing he noticed was the crisp, clear sounds coming from the keyboard. I asked him to try his grand piano, mainly so I could compare the sound coming from the Tyros to that of the 3000's live grand piano. He played just the piano--no accompianament. The sound was excellent.

The next thing we did was to have me play his keyboard while he walked throughout the room and listened to the sounds. No matter where he walked, the volume level was the same.

He sat down on the couch while I played, and said "I really don't understand this, but I really love what I'm hearing. Especially when you consider that I am totally deaf in my right ear, which is the one facing the speakers, but there is no difference in the volume or quality of the sound regardless of the direction I'm facing. This is fantastic."

Ray later went on to explain that his wife would likely kill him if he were to buy the PAS anytime in the immediate future. Additionally, he wasn't convinced if it would do the job in a large hall. If I can swing it, I hope to set up the system at his next big job so he can hear this for himself.

Should be fun,

Gary