You could be right Don. Today's younger generation has grown up on compressed MP3 but when I said "a younger crowd" I was basically referring to boomers in the age bracket of 45 to 65 since they remember vinyl records, which of course was an uncompressed format. Boomers have also experienced a lot of live music through the years and as a result are especially appreciative of sonic quality. But I also think people in their 20's and 30's appreciate realistic sound too because they have experienced many improvements in audio quality in recent years with the advent of the CD and DVD.

You're right also in that a lot of senior citizens i.e. those between the ages of 75 and 120 don't experience significant amounts of hearing loss. Unfortunately many of them do and that could be a hindrance to fully enjoying that brand new BK-9 or other high-end superb sounding arranger keyboard. Whereas, boomers would enjoy them to no end in most cases.

I guess my point is that people would rather hear the "real thing" regarding instrument sounds if they had their choice. A fifteen year old arranger wouldn't be able to offer the "realism" that today's high-end arrangers offer. Therefore, to people with discriminating tastes in music (sound), keyboard players might want to invest in a higher-end arranger in order to satisfy those that have discriminating tastes. Which is likely the majority of the world's population who actually do appreciate the finer things in music. A tinker toy arranger can't really provide such an experience in my humble opinion. Although a Roland E300 isn't necessarily in the category of tinker toy. Don't worry Fran I'm not talking about your beloved G1000 either.

All the best, Mike