I have tried a lot of keyboards lately in the $500-1000 range and the winner is

YAMAHA PSR2000 AND PSR1000 has won the contest hands down !!!!

Here is the rating from 1-10 from MY perspective.

Sounds: basic voices such as piano, bass, strings, brass, sax as heard from the internal speaker and also using external amplification
YAMAHA PSR2000......9
YAMAHA PSR1000......8
YAMAHA PSR550.......7
ROLAND EM55.........6
KORG PA60...........8

Styles: basic styles such as 8beat, 16 beat, Dance, Latin, Swing - I only compare the drum rythms and not the automatic accompaniment.
YAMAHA PSR2000......9
YAMAHA PSR1000......8
YAMAHA PSR550.......7
ROLAND EM55.........5
KORG PA60...........8

Ease of use: easy access for quick change of the most important parameters such as voices, styles, registration memory and how logical are the buttons layout
YAMAHA PSR2000......9
YAMAHA PSR1000......9
YAMAHA PSR550.......9
ROLAND EM55.........6
KORG PA60...........7

Prices
YAMAHA PSR2000......$1000.00
YAMAHA PSR1000......$800.00
YAMAHA PSR550.......$500.00
ROLAND EM55.........$800.00
KORG PA60...........$1000.00

Features: vocal harmony, voice edit, dsp's, etc
YAMAHA PSR2000......9
YAMAHA PSR1000......8
YAMAHA PSR550.......7
ROLAND EM55.........5
KORG PA60...........8


Thank you all for all the inputs. I have made up my mind. UNLESS somebody throws a curve ball at me again !!

Lukitoh,
Welcome to Yammyland. I think a good choice after having done your homework.
jam on,
Terry