Scott,

I know two used car dealers. One doesn't like to stock and sell GM products because he claims they are unreliable. He likes to sell Chrysler products. Another dealer I know likes to sell GM products and claims Chrysler products are high maintainence. Just because that was the reason stated to you doesn't make it true. Maybe they didn't sell well and he decided to allocate his cash or floor plan to other products. Now that he doesn't sell them anymore he is not going to tell you they are great only to see you go somewhere else and buy there. If he can demean a product that he doesn't sell that will make what he does sell only look better.

I would ask George Kaye. He sells them all and I believe he is an honest man.

I also wouldn't get too excited about a mp3 demo listened to on your computer. The real proof is in the live performance with your own ears.

If I remember correctly the first versions of Tyros had some operating bugs. Also wasn't your USB port defective on yours and didn't Yamaha try to deny that the problem existed? Now the Roland G-70 needed an OS upgrade almost immediately after it was released. Neither of these examples prove all Yamahas or all Rolands are unreliable.

You are looking through the eyes of love at your Tyros my friend.

Tom