Last October I purchased two PSR2000s to replace my two PSR740s. One of the two had a faulty speaker and had to be returned.

I do a lot of gigs. I probably go to close to 500 sites a year, so I am getting a lot of mileage out of my two PSR2000s.

I have had a lot of problems with the style control buttons where individual buttons would cease to work because the contacts were worn out. I think I've worn out six buttons. These go out slowly, so it has hampered gigs, but this problem has never ruined a gig. These problems have been covered under warranty.

One of my PSR2000s needed to have the internal amplifier replaced.

Now my other PSR2000 needs to have one or two speakers replaced. Unfortunately, there is a back order on replacement speakers and the wait is 4 to 6 weeks.

I would encourage anyone who wanted a light and fantastic sounding arranger to purchase the PSR2000. But I would also encourage anyone who made their livelihood playing one of these to have a backup.

I'm counting the months until the PSR2000's successor comes out. I really hope it has more flash ram and other media storage. This is my biggest beef with the PSR2000. I am constantly inserting and ejecting floppies during my gigs. Otherwise, I'm super happy with it.

If the Tyros had onboard speakers, I would splurge. Since it doesn't, and it is so expensive, I'm not going to budge for now.

Beakybird

Basically the strengths and weaknesses of this board are as suggested by members of this forum based on first impressions - i.e. sounds good but durability is unconvincing!
I'm very happy with the way mine sounds but I'm being very gentle!

Are you listening Yamaha?

At 500 gigs a year, the number of times the keys and button are pressed has to be astronomical. When you think about it, other then the keys on your computer's keyboard, no electronic switches are pressed that often without some degree of failure. The best advice I can give anyone about electronic switches is not to press them harder than necessary. I have a friend who has owned several keyboards and every one of them has virtually been destroyed by punching the keys and switches too hard.

Be gentle!

Gary

I shouldn't jinx it by speaking, but I've played the 2000 since October 2001, and well over 500 jobs I'm sure. So far I haven't had any indication of anything breaking down.
As DonnyNJ says, I'm not a banger, but neither have I consciously babied it.
I wouldn't recommend it to a piano player. I'm certain it wouldn't stand up to really hard playing, but then most of the keyboards won't either. Touch sensitive means "touch", not hit.
DonM

The point about PC's getting hammered is fine, but if sturdy PC keyboards with reliable switches can be produced cheaply why can't the same rigour of construction apply to a musical instrument that costs as much as a pretty good PC?

(Thoughts - Could be R&D - the PSR2K keyboard and lower casing are damn near identical to my PSR630 so that wouldn't have cost much to change; the point about the membrane keyboards is that they are very cheap to produce even in a "custom" layout; PC keyboards dont change shape very often!)

The tyros and I believe the 9000/9000 pro both have setup maps for the MFC-10 controller which can control all the style variation buttons, start and stop etc using sturdy footswitches. Indeed you can also connect any midi controller and use it to trigger these functions, so putting less wear and tear on the keyboard.



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