Donny.. My apologies for invading your thread here but I just can't help escape this thought... the more I read it, the more I'm seeing that all of this stuff is just too subjective based on what each individual likes, for me to use it toward any meaningful decision about a kb.

Case in point: Mike TV and I are practically on exact opposite sides of the spectrum. I happen to think the sounds for me are among the weaker points of the PA series, yet I understand and like the OS better certainly than comparable Yamahas.... and yet I know I'm way in the minority about the OS. Yet if I was looking at the synth patches as my primary lead instruments instead of the guitar and pianos, then I'd probably like the PA the best

I'm just glad that I get to side by side all of them, because I think what I'm really saying is that what I or anyone else thinks of the sounds and styles and OS.. etc etc probably shouldn't be all that important to a person looking at one of these creatures.. because in the end I think it's likely that we'd probably see it a little different than the next person anyway.

AJ