Hi Ian,
I must admit I was finding it hard to decide between the PSRs900 & the PA800.
It was the pads & onboard style & pad editing functions that won me over in the end. I'm a style editing/creating nut ( & now pads have been added to the equation).

The problems that some of the members were having with the s900's didn't influence my desicion in the end. I was fortunate enough to be able to afford to keep my psr1500. Next time hubby's feeling in a super generous again, the s900 sounds like a great upgrade for the psr1500. haahaa

I enjoy all 3 of my keyboards ( & my OMB softsynth arranger ) each has strong points & weaknesses for me.
Haven't found a weakness yet with the PA800.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ianmcnll:
[B] I knew by the way this thread was going that someone was bound to mention the woes of a few S900 customers...

Not taking this bate, Ian. Play one.

Moi? Baiting? No, Dave, would never try that with a smart fish like yourself....besides, your buddy Donny started the comparisons...too bad he wouldn't do so much editing..it gets a mite difficult to follow the thread.

Hopefully I'll get to try a PA-800...but my friend is not 100% sure he will buy...he has to try it as well.

It was a toss up between the S900 he heard me demo at my home or a Tyros2 or maybe the PA-800.

Whatever it will be, it will have 61 keys.

Time will tell,

Ian

Tony W, it's SO GREAT to see you back in action again. I have missed your wit and insight.
You "new" guys ought to hear some of his songs.
He's a song-writing genius and a great artist as well.
Get your website back up my friend!
DonM

I agree Don.....I still have the song
Tony W wrote for me Years ago its one of my favorites titled

"WHY, Can't I Be Like Donny Pesce"

Tony has been a great friend & is always there when I needed him....I'm so glad hes back in action! & Yes TW get your website up & running again.

Thank You

An excellent example of why this forum needs moderators here all the time.

Leaving the marketing to so called 'experts' has resulted in arrangers at pro prices that come with toy-like keyboards, buttons and cases. EXCUSE ME for thinking that we deserve better. We should, of course, be grateful that Yamaha even bother to make the sound un-toy-like, as apparently, OUR needs and wants should ALWAYS take a back seat to those geniuses in marketing. One can only hope that one day, a sound, a feature or a construction detail doesn't make you ecstatic. You'll know who to thank...

Of course, you'll NEVER let us know things are not perfect in Ianworld, that might jeopardize that part-time clinician gig you keep telling us about It must pay a FORTUNE for you to be so scared of discussing ACTUAL improvements whatever current PSR model might need. Thank God for SZ... I keep thinking, while I read your incessant worship sermons, that I am on Yamaha's own website. But then someone ELSE mentions the toy-like construction, and I remember I am back in the REAL world. Only Ian has somehow followed me here!

Preach on, Reverend.... Tell us more about our Lord Yamaha's infallibility and how we are all sinners to want more than He provides.

Diki,

I love it when I get your goat...purely unintentional, of course...and thanks for the predictable response.

You're so wound up you're even resorting to name calling...thankfully it's a nice name.

Why not step off your little soapbox and get right back into that comfy little armchair, smoke some of your tea, and hypothesize some more.

I can't wait for the next installment.

Ian

[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 10-19-2007).]

That's up there with Yamaha's high build quality in believability, too, Ian

What are YOU sitting on while you pontificate, Reverend?

whether you (generic context) agree with them or disagree with them, Yamaha sell lots of units of their PSR line, why change a marketing model that is so remarkably successful. (you only need to see the posts, text and musical, that appear at places like PSR world and others to make that judgement). personally i would never use a PSR anything (i did try the 3000 for about 2 days!!), but as i have said before you cannot knock anything that is that successful. Yamaha are not the "musicians benovolent fund" and therefore have no responsibility to anyone other than their shareholders who will soon let them know if something isn't working..Roland, Korg, Ketron et al, have their marketing concepts and plans, and those plans and concepts are probably out of favour with yamaha users, but again, it obviously works for them, so why would they bother to radically alter them as they are obviously working for THEM...
just my 2 cents fellas!
cheers
dennis

Can't say I want Yamaha to change the PSR line at all...

Just ADD a 'pro' line with Motif quality hardware. Simple enough.