Phil,
I left a comment on the other forum. If cash is a serious issue for you, maybe a used Casio wk1800 will benefit you? Personally between the Yahama and the Casio's in this class... I think the Casio may be better quality.

I had both the WK3000, (which I think is better the the Yamaha DGX200's and 300's) and the WK1800, for what I used them for, the WK1800 was better and certainly now will be cheaper.

Bob
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Are you sure Wk1800 is on par with the newer Wk3000 ?

I thought the sound of the pianos on the older wk was nowhere near the Wk3000 series. I disliked the older wk series - and after playing it for couple days, I dumped it with no regrets.

Well, I'm sure they are, from my perspective and for what I used the casios for. The sound is to a great degree subjective and so I'd leave that up to the individual listener. But I had no trouble with what I heard from the WK1800. The WK3000 offers many more, but I only needed a few decent ones (AP's and EP's) to get me by. Keep in mind, I was not performing with this keyboard. I wound up selling them both over time to help be pay for me Motif ES7, and when I get the chance to, I'm going to re-purchase a WK1800.

Perhaps the WK3000 is better than the WK1800. But I really didn't find the sound quality a great deal better, nor did I care for the mod button, nor the no line out. SM card was nice, but disk was OK. the drawbar on the WK3000 was cute, but the WK1800's sufficed for my purposes.

I just think if money is a critical point, and the guy is a newbie, that the WK1800 should be considered. Ha could probably get one for under 200 bucks maybe even under 150? Of course it will most likely be used though. But there's many out there barely used ya know?

Anyhow... peace
Bob
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Well I have to say that I think the 3000/3500 are way ahead of the WK-1800 in sound quality. I've played the 1800 on many occasions and used it quite a bit because a friend owned one. The 1800's sound quality is not up to par with the 3000 series. You have to keep in mind that the 3000 series have their voices taken from the MZ-2000. I used to own that board too. The acoustic pianos on the 1800 were too how you say "in your face". They did not have the level of realism as on the 3000 models. Not only are the samples on the 3000 series better quality they are greatly enhanced by the extensive DSP effects. Those effects were taken from the MZ-2000 as well, and trust me they are extensive. You can edit the effects down to the bone. I think the only thing the 1800 has is the style recording which was too quite limited in ability. However the 3000 compared to the 1800 to me is a no brainer. The 3000 has totally new samples, drawbar organs, extensive effects section, smart media storage, and ability to load new samples into the boards. I think that taking a 1800 over the 3000 is taking a loss and a step back.

Squeak

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Thanks for all the replys,it looks like most of you guys like the wk-3500 best. The place I plan on buying from is in europe and the prices are in euros, but it come out cheaper when converted. Do you think CG would price match?

Thanks,

Phil

Hi Phil ,

Yamaha's Current Model is the DGX305, the DGX300 has been discontinued.


Dan O'

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Well I converted wrong, it was GPM currency, which totalled alot more than the euros! So the wk-3500 is out unless I can find a used one. otherwise i think im set on the wk-3000.

Thanks,

Phil

Phil,

Just give GC a call - it's that simple. And ask all your q's about price match, etc.

Another suggestions is to checkout prices on music123.com and even dealtime.com for comparison shopping.

Even amazon.com or walmart carry those Casio and Yamaha lower end models. You can take those to GC but remember you have to pay tax when buying from GC but if you buy online, you have to pay shipping - which comes out even at the end of the day.

What about the Alesis QS6? I found a used one and it has 512 preset sounds 128 user programs, 400 preset and 100 user mixes, expandable using PCMCIA cards.

I have a few questions about it though, how do i save songs from my computer to play on that board? And how do I record it to my comp? Heres some info on it http://alesis.com/downloads/manuals/QS6_Manual.pdf I read it but dont fully understand.

Thanks,

Phil


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