For my money I'd check out the Roland RS50, the Yamaha DGX500 or Kurzweil SP76 or KM61. All three (4) have great sounds and are reliable.

I've heard positive things about the Alesis, but when I owned the QS8, I didn't like the pianos; too woody sounding for me. The other sounds didn't knock my socks off either.

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Look on the music store discontinued merchandise websites..............I've seen a few PSR2000's for around $750.

Well the wife has approved me to spend up to $1400 which reallllly opens up (although i's like to stick in the $1-1100 range if possible) I have to say the Motif 6 piano voice are nice!
What is the best values in this range???

A Motif 6 is roughly $1,500 but maybe your wife will let you 'fudge' a little.

The Motif 6 is a good sounding Board but you have to be aware that the Polyphony is only 62 note. But you have the option to add more with the add-on expansion Boards. But that means an additional out of pocket expense. If you want to stay in the $1,000-1,100 dollar range for an Arranger I would say the PSR 2100 is hard to beat for price/value/features. If you want a non-Arranger for around the same price the Roland RS-70 may be a good choice. Some of the Manufacturers have .mp3 demos of their various Keyboards and an extensive "feature list" to give you a good idea of their features and capabilities. Check out www.korg.com www.rolandus.com www.yamaha.com etc. to see what they have to offer for your price range mike.

Best regards,
Mike

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