After reading your comments I went back for a second time and listened to the MP3's,,,I thought I must have missed something..
They sure don't sound like crap on my headphones..matter of fact I thought it sounded decent...although not for the price, if it is 12k..
What is the sound design? Can you load new sound fonts?
If so , it may be far ahead of 2004..
BTW, what are you guys playing and comparing sound wise..
Roel, I think you have an SD1..right?
Spalding, what are you using for comparison?
BTW , also the 32 tracks are sequencer tracks , not style tracks..