Hi posting after a long and I'm very much considering the sx900. Having owned quite a few arrangers over the years and I just sold my Korg PA1000 I guess the sx900 is a good upgrade and Yamaha has finally brought something fresh to the lineup and not a 970 975 upgrade. The Korg Pa1000 Issa great board and sounds awesome. But at the end I realise I'm totally a Yamaha person and just couldn't get to grips with the Korg OS. So yes I am waiting for the sx900 to arrive and interested to know how it will be priced in India. One of my main gripes with the s970 were the onboard speakers where the Korg Pa1000 was a definite upgrade. The sx900 looks fantastic on paper and sounds great on the YouTube demos but I will definitely try it out before I buy it. Excited and waiting. Who else is? Chime in pls.

Hi Sunster,
me probably, been given permission to get one, looking forward to it’s release.

Wow Rikki. Yes. Good to hear and I'm also eagerly awaiting to test drive before I buy. I rely a lot on the onboard speakers and hoping they will be the upgraded. Good to know a sub out is added. Promising.

Hi Sunster,
I think I read somewhere the speakers are supposed to better, not sure where though. Only way of knowing will be when you try one.

Unfortunately I’m going to have to buy mine without actually seeing it. It’s a 7 hour round trip by car to get to my nearest store, don’t think my husband is too keen on another 7 hr drive.

Basically relying on video clips. Gather it’s going to sound better than my psrs950, which is quite a few years old now. Plus there are some interesting new functions.

Hi Rikki, I can pick up and deliver for you, to avoid any family disputes.
Will be happy to take the PA4x off your hands at the same time to give you some space !!!!!

Ray

Hi Ray,
Sounds good.
Crazy us moved to Bathurst last year, now it’s a 6 to 7 hour round trip drive to get to the music store. Haha . Poor hubby.

My granddaughter gave back my pa800 with a broken key, and my pa3x picked up this weird sticky coating on the screen surround & the joystick panel, just as I was about to sell it last year. Thank goodness doesn’t affect its operation, but now kind of stuck with them. Left me in a bit of a quandry , i’ve run out of keyboard stands and space.
Actually considering selling Pa4x. Haha

Hi sunster,

The wait is too long!!! I placed my order beginning of August and it's gone a bit quiet. I'm really looking forward to this keyboard as I know this will finally be the portable/slimmed down T4 (with extras) that I have been waiting for. I am looking every day to see if there's a release date but nothing yet. I am in the UK and all I have been told is September/October.

I hate to be a Debbie Downer but,....is it me or the release of the SX900 hasn't been overwhelming hype online or talked about much as was many previous arrangers models in the past...?
Sheesh people talked more excitedly about the Casio MZ X-500

Yes, I’m excited about the idea about upgrading from 950, but I’m also very down about the music business and kind of feel like “ what’s the point?”

Don’t let one rotten customer spoil it for you. ( unless there’s more to it, of course).

It's you.
I'm really looking forward to the improvements. This could be the first PSR I actually like.

Don’t let one rotten customer spoil it for you. ( unless there’s more to it, of course).

Thanks Ricki. I’m sure it’s just a temporary funk I’m going through and honestly if money were no object, Id have preordered one already!

It's you.
I'm really looking forward to the improvements. This could be the first PSR I actually like. [/


Something tells me that Donny will have one due in time and love it (for awhile) 😁

Dave good luck with it....
I will be in the wings watching your progress,
hope it works put for you..

"…The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...
with hopes that an SX900 would soon be sittin' there

The old man was all snuggled asleep in his bed
while visions of SX900 "unboxings" danced in his head"

Just sayin'!

Count me in on the "wannabe owners"...

Sunster, go for it, life is short. ]
Each time I bought a new keyboard I would develop a crazy grin. (smile)

Yamaha, Korg, Technics, I have never been disappointed.

Your post has me thinking, John C.

Too true, remember you can’t take your cash with you, so might as well spend it and enjoy. ( if that’s what you were thinking)

Wish I could sell my keyboards as easily as Donny does, I’d be trying different ones too. Haha , keeps the old brain ticking over.

Envy, envy... envy!

I'll have to be the one who waits until it becomes last year's new model. I have difficulty justifying the cost of the used 970 I purchased from Don Mason. That doesn't keep me from wanting the SX-900, though!

Congratulations to all of you who have "made the plunge!" Can't wait to read your stories about all it's features.

All the best,

----West Mayberry Dave

Completely on the same page with you all. For me an arranger at home and me singing with the mock with VH and 3 hours just passing by is the ultimate joy and now since I have no arranger with me (sold the pa1000) I feel like singing and playing more than ever. My ultimate dream setup would be an arranger and a Modx on top of it in a rack with some good monitors connected. Aural bliss. But alas space is a constraint. I feel the arranger format is best for me to just start playing and I thoroughly enjoy it. I have a native instruments midi keyboard as well but I always have to connect it to my laptop and then by the time I start constructing a song a lot of time has elapsed and then its time to pack up. So yes the arranger will always be my favourite format. I'm excited about the new touchscreen interface and the new features etc on the sx900. I think this is a definite go!!!Completely

I guess the demos with more details are en route. I agree they are a bit subdued compared to previous model demos but the proof will be in the pudding. From what I have seen until now everything looks better and upgraded.

Donny,
With Don and Dave possibly getting an SX900, having your expertise in that group would only help us get up and running with our own SX900.

It seems that the new features on the 900 would give enough of a challenge to keep you busy for quite some time.

JM

May consider the 700, if I can find a t.c.h. harmony M in good used shape. Then I can generate harmonies from other instruments independent of the keyboard.

I will most likely have a Harmony M for sale. I don't really need two of them.