Pardon my butting in here. I have the EA-7 and it is a good board with many things to recommend it. The main drawback is the styles. I am speaking strictly for the type of music I do (old country and pop 50s to 90s). I have been working on the styles Donny sent me using the makeup tools and Style Creator but it is a slow process. Yamaha has probably 50 styles ready to go out of the box. Also, Bachus makes a good point-where are the Roland supernatural sounds on the EA-7?

I am still learning and in no hurry, but I'll be watching the Yamaha announcement this fall-if it really happens.