Don't you think its about time everyone shows their hand.

Selling people outdated technollogy at these prices is almost like cheeting customers out of their money.

Yea but you get live drums right Lee? did you order yours yet?

Audya US price $4999 = £3375
Audya UK price £4299 = $6368
Tyros 3 US $4599 = £3106
Tyros 3 UK £2883 = $4269

The US Audya is $4999 and tyros 3 $4599 therefore as the Audya 5 is cheaper then the standard Audya, there is a very good chance that it will be similar in price to the T3

Bill

Such a storm in a teacup... the whole thing comes from one salesman trying to make a sale by implying that he is offering the T3 at a lower price because there's a T4 in the works...

And you actually BELIEVE him? A salesman?

I do not see any POINT in a T4 this year. What, exactly, is beating it sales-wise? What is blowing it away technologically? Surely NOT the Audya... Maybe if it actually WORKED well, was widely available, well supported and cheaper, OK, MAYBE Yamaha got a reason. But it doesn't...

Korg need to go another generation just to catch up to Yamaha. DNC is cool, but there aren't any samples for it to use...

No new Roland TOTL product, even in Rumor-Land.

And, it's probably safe to say, with the economic downturn, this is probably the lowest selling Tyros so far. Yamaha would certainly want to get as much from it before they HAVE to come out with something new, and with no pressure on it from a superior product, what on earth would make Yamaha decrease their product cycle..?

I don't buy it... Last time a salesman conned me, I ended up owning a piece of the Brooklyn Bridge! I have a feeling that many of you are shareholders too, now!

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Diki Such a storm in a teacup... the whole thing comes from one salesman trying to make a sale by implying that he is offering the T3 at a lower price because there's a T4 in the works...
And you actually BELIEVE him? A salesman?

I do not see any POINT in a T4 this year. What, exactly, is beating it sales-wise? What is blowing it away technologically? Surely NOT the Audya... Maybe if it actually WORKED well, was widely available, well supported and cheaper, OK, MAYBE Yamaha got a reason. But it doesn't...

Korg need to go another generation just to catch up to Yamaha. DNC is cool, but there aren't any samples for it to use...

No new Roland TOTL product, even in Rumor-Land.

And, it's probably safe to say, with the economic downturn, this is probably the lowest selling Tyros so far. Yamaha would certainly want to get as much from it before they HAVE to come out with something new, and with no pressure on it from a superior product, what on earth would make Yamaha decrease their product cycle..?

I don't buy it... Last time a salesman conned me, I ended up owning a piece of the Brooklyn Bridge! I have a feeling that many of you are shareholders too, now!
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I'm with you Dikki, what a pity that the Audya has not delivered, that would have been the best reason for Yamaha to try to better the stus quo, but i cant see it until, there is real competition out there

Regarding 76 keys...??
What develpment time...none needed. Just a little bigger keyed, a few more samples in some cases(maybe some sound tweeking?) and a different case.
Simple.

I tell you it's politics, the PRO group does not want a 76 key T.

Lee S.

AUYDA may have "old" technology
but is the only one with
real audio drums,
real audio guitar accomp,
the only one that actually sounds live, like a band

and if you doubt that,
then try the AUDYA out for yourself next to ANY of your awesome BIG 3 arrangers and you'll see

wheres my "old" AUDYA4?