As many of you probably all know by now, I FINALLY had the opportunity recently to audition (at considerable length) BOTH the SD1 and XD9. Checkout my detailed review here:
http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/004964.html

I agree that Ketron styles have a 'certain edge', but I'm quickly becoming convinced that the new 1,920 ppq high resolution Yamaha Tyros 'styles' are going to give the Ketron 'styles' some stiff competition. As far as the Ketron 'sounds' go, some are truly outstanding, while others imho are downright unimpressive. It's obvious that there still is no ONE kb which contains terrific sounds in ALL sound categories. Oh well, I continue to dream for that day.

Donny, Have you begun to play, explore, (and gig) with your new XD9 yet? I'm really anxious to get your candid feedback & real life experiences with your XD9.

Scott