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[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 03-21-2007).]

I can't wait to see a feature list.

I'll second that.

Hopefully the built in speakers will also deliver more than the 12 x 12 watts that the 3000 has - also hoping they are of better quality. The distortion at high volume levels on the 3000 always bugged me. I know built in speakers are never going to be the best option anyway, but I hope the s900 will be an improvement in this respect (sure it will).

Wonder what the wave rom will be on the S900 - I'm hoping we will get at least half the SA voices from Tryos 2, perhaps even some new ones. The new styles should also be great.

Hopefully full specs next week......

Regards
James

I hope they are of better quality then the pictures, as in the pictures they look really cheap and nasty, (A bit like the updated BMW 3 series and the soon to be launched updated Mercedes C class) the older models seeming a lot more professional.
Hopefully we should be able to get full hands on experience of them at the upcoming UK keyboard festivals.

Well if you want to get an idea of the build quality look towards owners who have the S-500. They'll be able to at least give a general idea of how well they're built.

I think the new design is interesting, but geeez oh man Yamaha. How much longer do buyers have to put up with those shitty pitch bend and mod wheels???? Even the new MM6 synth/arranger (which at the core is a PSR), has good pitch and mod wheels.

Based on the looks at the moment my only gripe is with the wheels.

Squeak

it's going to be hard to judge the build quality from those small pics - I personally think the 3000/1500 are starting to looked slightly dated, and the design of the S Series brings it bang up-to-date.

I admit the buttons look rather small, but I think that is just a compromise that is needed to provide a better sound system and sleeker design. If you look at the S500, it is very compact compared to the 3000/1500.

My only real gripe so far is that the display looks identical to the 3000 - I was hoping for a better (larger) quality screen along the lines of the Tyros range. So long as the diplay on the s900 can be tilted, I'll be happy to overlook this.

At the end of the day, the sound quality will be the most important factor for me, and just so long as the build quality isn't dreadful and the specs add up, then I'm getting one of these on launch day in the UK - which will hopefully be soon

Regards
James

You guys are pretty special...never knew you could tell the quality of an instrument by looking at a picture.

I'm impressed!

Ian

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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

That we are

So what are your initial impressions of the new keyboards then Ian?

I can usually tell the quality via photo...the logo

I can usually tell the quality of the post by the poster.

Ian



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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.