Dennis, Amen, brother. MUST be under 40 pounds, preferably under 30.
Arthritis will get your attention, guys.
DonM

agree with kbrkr, not impressed and I wanted to be, but then again these are the first few demos and there's got to be better to come? the smooth jazz demo, the sax and guitar sounds don't come anywhere near to the Tyros 2's SA sounds.

I just listened to the "movie" demo and I am NOT impressed.

No demos on the E50/E60.
If the E80 isn't that impressive, the E50 will be even less so.
Hey Yamaha, when are you coming out with the PSR3100. The canadian dollar is up. I'm ready, willing and waiting.
Starkeeper

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I think that some of your Tyros owners can´t be impressed by anything. You love your polished souding keyboard so much that your have forgot how music should sound when it comes from a real band. The G-70 and E-80 sounds more rearl than the Tyros2. Try to listen to some of your cd´s.

nielshs I've said it before, if you don't want to see negative comments on SZ then you may as well post elsewhere.
The Tyros 2 does have it's faults yes, so does the G70, all others and no doubt the E80 when it's out. However just because people have chosen to voice their opinions on here (and they are not all Tyros owners either) don't get ratty because some have said the few E80 demos are nothing amazing, because they are NOT.
As for the G70/E80 souding like a real band, if a band where I lived sounded like that they would pay them up early and send them packing
I'm not having a go at you either, you always start off on one as soon as something negative about Roland is said. You've said enough negative things for ages now about Yamaha and to be honest I couldn't care less what you think of Yamaha or me. It's a forum so take the rough with the smooth m8

Just remembered a music shop in the UK already has an E80 by the looks of things as they are preparing a demo DVD which is going to be sent out to me free very soon. The guy at the shop has also edited some sounds and new styles which they are giving free with the E80 so it could still look good.
When I get this DVD I will post my thoughts -hopefully positive as I want another arranger keyboard soon and have not had a Roland for ages.

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I just spoke with a friend the other day who talked to one of Yamaha's 'arranger keyboard' design team guys, of who had a chance to play the E-80, and who acknowledged how much he was impressed with it, saying he felt it was a dramatic improvement, addressing & correcting the widely acknowledged complaints about the G70, adding that the E-80 (not G70) appears now to be Roland's top contender to beat Yamaha Tyros2. . . so the arranger race continues for Yamaha to continue to work feverishly to stay on top.

Though I presently have no plans to purchase an E-80 myself (50 lbs is way too heavy for gig transport portability) , I'm really anxious now to get my hands on one now to take it for a test drive myself. - Scott

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Funny that it´s your comments that piss me of. Seems that YOU don´t want to see negative comments yourself, when it comes to the Tyros2, right.

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Seeing negative comments about the T2 doesn't bother me. For the few negative ones I've seen, I'm sure Yamaha will rectify them in a future operating system update, so if Yamaha are to iron out any imperfections, negatives can only serve all T2 owners for the better.

Very interesting. So Yamaha checks out the competition. If only Roland would be so inclined, they might wake up.
Starkeeper