Unfortunaetly the Tyros2 did not win in the latest Musikmesse International Press Awards (2006) in the "Organ/Portable Keyboard" category. M.I.P.A., by the way, has come to be regarded as the "Grammy" of the Musical Instrument/Pro Audio industry.

The Hammond XK-3 won the top prize followed by the Roland G70 and Tyros2. Here are the complete results: M.I.P.A. 2006 awards

>> You would think with the new Super Articulated Voices that the Tyros2 should have mustered better.

OTOH, and something I am very proud of I might add , is the fact that the original Tyros won first prize at the M.I.P.A. 2003 awards beating out the Roland VK-88 and Korg BX-3. You can read it here: M.I.P.A. 2003 awards

One more reason why I'm glad I didn't upgrade to a Tyros2. But give me '76' keys and I still might. But it has to be in the 30-38 pound range and no heavier.

Best regards,
Mike

The Hammond Xk-3 is in a totally different market category. How can that board compete with a G70 and T2? That makes the entire award irrelevant.

Hi Kbrkr
The award is in the Organ/Portable keyboard category, and the Hammond XK-3 is most definitely a Portable Organ Keyboard.

Bill