I went to another Festival tonight to hear the accordion player who I know and he is excellent. Plays with a guitarist and puts out a nice sound.

But he wasn't there tonight. The replacement was playing a MIDI accordion and a Yamaha arranger PSR-S775. I wasn't so much listening to his playing abilities but how he was making music using the two units...and to the overall sound he was putting out. Concentrating mostly on the Yamaha, I found the drums were not clear (the way I think drums should sound anyway) but real strong just like a live drummer. The bass cut right through all of it and kept everything moving. Then he played the horns and I saw glasses on the tables shattering.

Considering he was using only two small Samson speakers, it was BIG, to the point, people were putting their hands to their ears. I was very impressed with that Yamaha.

This is the first time ever I heard a modern arranger keyboard in this kind of a setting....hundreds of people and outdoors.

My primary thought quickly became: "I wonder if my PA3x would sound that big and powerful under the same circumstances....or....is it unique to Yamaha keyboards?"

Opinions?