Suppose with all the talk of Tyros 6 or whatever, these are still selling?

You can buy all Tyros units if you look hard enough ,.....
if you buying a T5 now try calling Frank at Audioworks

http://www.myaudioworks.com/pro-audio.php

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If you really like the Tyros 5, have the funds and can get one at a good price, why not buy one?

Korg Claims that (atleast in GErmany) they are currently selling almsot 2 times as many PA4x's (including musikant) as Yamaha tyros 5

So yes, they are still selling, but not as they used to..

Seems in the UK, the Tyros 5 in total was Yamaha's best selling Tyros ever in total.. More then half of them 76 key versions.


Nice to know fact, Korg is planning a major update to the PA4x in September, which makes me asume they are preparing the PA4x for the battle against Tyros 6/Genos. I spoke to the Korg representative in Netherlands and Belgium last Monday in Rotterdam during a demo (https://www.bax-shop.nl/nieuws-items/kor...terdam-17-00083) he confrmed that the rumored update in May is only for the Pa4x Musikant ... and the news for September. By June, he will be in Italy and then they will Brief him about the big update.

(another nice news snipset, Marco Rietdijk former demonstrator of Yamaha and Korg, is now store manager for Bax, Holland biggest music retailer in both Rotterdam as well as Amsterdam)


I spoke to Michel Voncken 2 weeks ago at a demo in Eindhoven, he was trying to sell Tyros5/Psr S970 and he claimed the next Tyros was still far away... Fun thing he almost gained half the weight he lost last year again..

Talking to many dealers in the UK then yes, the PA4x has outsold the T5 by 2 -1, much like the Technics KN7000 did to T1, however the T5 sales have been lacklustre, (Many ditching them and going back to T4 or other manufactures) the bestselling was the T3 which built on the T2 which at the time put all the other arranger manufactures in the shade.
There were some problems and missing features in the T3 which were fixed by the T4, however a lot of folks still stuck with the T3.
If you go into any dealer or festival, you will find most folks are interested in the S970 and a used Tyros. (The T5 gets pretty much side-lined these days, with no firm commitment as to when a replacement will arrive either)
Bill

numbers dont lie.......someone paid for the T5 disaster at Yamaha, they shot themselves in the foot, ....not too mention how many loyalists players switched camp and with good reason never to return...if whenever Yamaha returns it will be a very different direction hold on to your hats!!!

I almost bought a T5 because of "Organ World" and ensemble, but it is not ergonomically suitable for gigging, so I opted for the S970 instead. For people that haven't had previous models to compare, especially home players, I am sure it is still a fine machine. For that price, it had better be.

I owned a T3 and swapped it for a T5 when they came out. Biggest mistake ever. The T3 was/is a much smoother sounding board than the T5. Okay, the T5 has some extras (Organ World and Ensemble) both of which I never use but the T3 in my opinion is a sweeter sounding board.

I also have a Ketron SD7 which to me is far better sounding than the Tyros so consequently the T5 sits in the corner probably feeling unloved.

Can't bring myself to get rid of it though as I still get some enjoyment from it.

Probably the last Yamaha I will ever buy.

Alan

Hi ... I'm another who owned the T3 and went for the T5. However, I feel that it was a great move. From T3 to T4, a LOT of nice new voices were added. From T4 to T5, a lot more nice new voices (and a fair number of new/good styles) were added ... so for me, the jump from T3 to T5 was a major improvement ... I feel that the T5 sounds at least as good as the T3 in terms of overall 'impression' of the sound. Then again, I did not do any "A-B" testing with a T3 *and* T5 in front of me.

Anyway, I'm very satisfied with my T5 after having the T3 as my previous 'board ...

Jim

lets face it the PA4x clicked many of the boxes players were all asking for and its gonna be hard to beat in years to come....the people have spoken and Yamaha knows it and got spanked real hard.......
let's see how they respond this round if at all...or maybe just stick with MOTL units like the S970 where they actually did very well vs T5.