BTW
I remember when Frankie did that SMF comparison. He did not alter any of the three keyboards, and meant to be a completely unbiased demonstration.
Bernie

Exactly right, Bernie, and the ONLY way another test can be trusted is if it is done under the SAME conditions as the video uploaded by Donny.

Considering some people have admitted that they would do ANYTHING to make their brand of instrument sound the best, any other way allows the possibility of altered recordings.

All these arrangers can all sound incredibly good when the right sounds, the right EQ, and the proper settings are done by the owner/user.

And then, we are dealing with personal taste in sound, which we all know quite well, is very subjective.

That's when it turns personal, and there are never any winners...just bad feelings and damaged friendships.

We (me included) should be identifying with each other as arranger players/users and musicians, instead of comparing...the latter usually always ends badly.

Those are my views on it.

Ian

cha-cha cowells sound very fake.

As a life long Audiophile IMHO:

The Tyros displays the most openess and spacial positioning. The sound stage expands with each instrument placed in proper perspective.

The G70 is a close 2nd. I always thought Roland had a big open sound.

Audya is third, more narrow soundstage, although it may have the best drums.

Korg is last. It has a narrow soundstage with no dimensionality and a more closed somewhat compressed sound.