Wow, What a great topic, 111 posts. Using the volume of posts as criteria this has to be one of the best we have had. It also shows the character of the people on our forum which when put together makes one great place. Nastiness, politeness, passion it’s all hear. Anything else would not be real, this is a good place.

My thoughts:
I like to stay with the same company, you know faithful. A new Roland or Ketron keyboard may have some better feature, and there will always be that, but staying with the same company – 14 Years with Technics and now Yamaha the Psr2000 to the Tyros 2 and now the PsrS900 – allows you to understand the keyboard in depth. The time I have spent with the Technics line gave the ability to use 95% of the keyboard with full knowledge. I have now made a commitment to Yamaha, in the near future I will know a great deal about the keyboard.

Most keyboard players DO NOT know a great deal about the keyboard they are playing – unless they have been with the same brand for a period of time.
The new feature on another brand keyboard verses knowing my keyboard better is something to think about. We all differ at this point. There were many times when I had doubt about the new flagship that Technics was coming out with but I was never disappointed. No keyboard has it all – and that’s because we all have our own needs.

For me – I am staying with Yamaha – if they fall behind or go ahead of the competition is not a deciding factor me, the company is a winner and has been a winner for many years. I can not wait a the new Yamaha keyboard to come out with the upgrades and because I enjoy the older model the new one will only add to my enjoyment. Yes I will buy the Tyros 3 and 4 and 5 and whatever when they come out with but for now I am enjoying my $1400 purchase, the S900 and waiting for a new toy. If I was asked if the S900 has it all – my answer, “Of course not, it is a $1400 and in my opinion there is nothing in that price range that comes close and that is all I wish to spend in this transitional keyboard time.

Any of the keyboards mentioned will do an excellent job – My question, “How well do you know your keyboard”. And I do understand that not all of us want or need to know our keyboards in depth.

John C.