Yes Simon, but if you read many of the posts here, you'll see that even pro users enjoy the benefits of having near-field monitors. In fact, this has been a major selling feature for arrangers over the years. Certainly the mounted speakers are a big part of any home user's needs but you'll find that the majority of pro users would rather have them than not. I would guess that most pro Tyros owners will buy the Tyros speakers and just deal with those protruding mounting brackets as best they can. I'm still curious as to whether Yamaha will attempt to make a Tyros travel case at some point.