From the PSR Styles Group:

Dear Johan,

THIS IS GREAT TO HEAR!!!! (pun)

I trust your ears Johan because I've heard you play songs submitted for
our PSR Songs Group and know your musical abilities. Frankly, I can't
really bring myself to "trust" the words we've seen so far from "insiders"
at Yamaha, dealers, etc.

It is clear to me that Tyros is going to sell (or not sell) based on the
SOUND of the synth, not its features (buttons, tilted color display, etc.).
These are not sufficiently different from the 9000/pro to justify people
moving up from the 9000/pro or spending what appears to be nearly $3,000
that Tyros may cost (at least initially). But, if the SOUND is THAT
different and excellent....

Vince tells us that:

I have just had a call from one of my music stores here in the UK and
they
have informed me that the Tyros will be on sale here in two weeks time.

The price of the Tyros complete with amplification/speakers system and L7
stand is £1,720.00 ($2,752.00 US dollars....."

(Also, George Kay says he'll get a "price" for USA sales of Tyros by the
end of this week).

I presume Vince is talking about STREET PRICE (the actual price Tyros is
being sold for) as opposed to MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price)
[a rather meaningless dollar sum which is ALWAYS significantly discounted by
actual sellers].

I recall that European pricing on the initial sales of the 9000 were a
few hundred dollars cheaper than here in America.

I'm looking forward to hearing Tyros!!!! I hope there will be one
near San Francisco (When I wanted to hear the 9000 there were none here to
be heard!).

Cheers,

Bob

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Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 2:58 PM
Subject: [yamaha-psr-songs] Tyros: absolutely amazing!


> Hello everyone,
>
> Tonight, in Arnhem (here in The Netherlands) I heard the first Tyros
> demonstration for Europe. The demonstration of the Tyros, as it is being
> sold, was performed by a professional Yamaha demonstrator. Many people
> attended this evening.
>
> My first impression: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
>
> And both my music friends agreed on this. There were many moments that I
> simply could not believe my ears! Especially the new mega voice technology
> impressed me very much. You should here those guitars, bases, trumpets
.....
>
> The evening started with a short promotion film. In this film you could
here
> several styles as they sound on the PSR-9000. And many of us know they
sound
> real good. Then you could here these styles reworked and with mega voice
> technology on the Tyros. And wow.... it really makes a BIG difference.
>
> Then the demonstrator started. A very nice guy, who not only promoted the
> Tyros impressively, but also made this evening a real happening, as he
made
> the audience sing, clap and even whistle to the music.
>
> I have made up my mind. My PSR-9000 will be for sale soon.
>
> I hope that you will also have the opportunity to hear the Tyros soon.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Johan.