A/D converters... that has always been a hot debate if it still plays a role at all or not. Some say all current converters are so good that you don‘t hear a difference. He mentions that the Montage has more insertion effect capabilities. I suspect this is more likely to be responsible for some layered sounds sounding fuller on Montage. It wouldn‘t be a reason for me to prefer the Montage. The Integra has very bad reverb, the MoXF had a much better one. If the MODX effects are on the MoXF level, I‘ll have nothing to complain about.

I gotta agree with this. It is like Olympic performance. While the best may be 1% better who can really tell that sort of difference in the real world.

Marketing...

And inside electronics cost zero to nothing ...
The montage has an expensive case ... alluminium
And expensive knobs and sliders with ledlights...

But mostly marketing...
Which i have been saying for ages...
In this buiseness costprice has no real influence on payed price..
Prices are defined by what people are willing to pay..




This is not really an issue..
I think they might even use the same a/d conversion...
In the case of montage and modx, you can allways use the usb digital audio out, which is lossless... and use any high end audio interface connected to your pc for best audio quallity, if you think a/d conversion really makes a difference..

I think its a no issue for atleast a decade now..

The moxf effects are on Montage level, namely exactly the same..
The differences in dsp power is the number of simultanous effects
Montage 34 inser dsp, or 16 channels+ a/d input
modx 26 insert dsp, or 12 channels + a/d input

The sounds sounding fuller on the montage is probably because of internal settings..
Probably having different settings for master eq and reverb..
As the instruments insides are exactly the same..
The Montage only has a little but more of the same, but not much..
According to Blake edwards and Mister Mister Phil, there is no difference..
Just visit Yamaha’s synth forum, and see what they have to say...

Harvard Business School 101. Pricing has absolutely nothing to do with the cost of production.

I think Fran said it. The market and competition dictates price.

I remember the first time I played the PSR-3000. I felt totally ripped off as it sounded just like my TYROS 1.

Yamaha is extremely cognizant of what the market will bear.

jingleman

Well, this is true in the economic models which require the perfect market with infinite competition, an infinite number of suppliers, perfect knowledge of the consumers etc. In fact, as the number of suppliers is very limited, reality is a bit different...

I didn‘t say the Montage sounds different, I just tried to explain why others say they are hearing differences, and to me it seems more likely to be due to different effects or effect settings than A/D converters.