My opinion is that some songs sound better on the tyros and others on the Audya.

One thing to be mindful of is that all the Ketron demos are in stereo...the majority of Yamaha demos are mono and almost purposely made to sound dull and with less volume. I’ve heard T5 demos that sound much better than this.
Mitch

I got to hand it to Ketron they can hold their own with the big boys. The Ketron Audya has been out for years before the Tyros 5 was introduced. What about the Ketron SD-9 and SD-60? I think that Ketron has done a good job of providing us the tools to make incredible music. No bad choices here....

I agree with Fran. There is no question about the superior samples and the live sound being more pronounced. Some like the more homogenized sound, but other than sound Ketron suffers from a much smaller marketing impact, and perceived reliability issues. Personally, I have the Audya 76, as well as the SD40 and SD2. I find all to be great.

OTOH, for quieter settings, I find my S970 fits the bill, so I can see why many like the Genos ans SX900.

The outstanding thing from Yamaha is that there is something new almost on a weekly basis coming from the huge, dedicated Yamaha community.

Styles are becoming available faster than I can audition them properly. Same goes for 3rd party software created by gifted community members.

My Yamaha sure keeps me busy and I appreciate that. I stated this before:

1. Few brands sound more real than Ketron.
2. Few brands WOW me more than Yamaha.
3. For now I like WOW more...

Just look at this impressive list of 3rd party software available at my disposal: (This list is not even complete...)

And look at the number of very high quality styles available to me:

Henni, it's that very list that gives me pause; if I don't use it (the software) i'm paying for a lot of capability that I'm not using; if I do use it, i'm spending 80% of my time 'fiddling around' and 20% playing. I prefer the other way around. But that's just me. I keep thinking how many tunes I could learn while trying to learn and utilize all that software (which will go for naught if I change keyboard brands). Just look at all the angst, confusion, and frustration exhibited in the last Genos update (I was genuinely concerned that we might lose one of our members). I'm not saying it's all bad; it's just that at my age I'd rather spend my time MAKING music rather than PREPARING to make music. JMO.

chas

Henni +1...
Yamaha trounces the competition with SUPPORT and there lies the power. Haters will be Haters,....there are many choices out there
I say less talk, ...and more playing to hear!

Good advice, you should take it.

Bernie all good thoughts.....Ketron can hold it's own for sure I have owned and performed with many of their units thru the years...
what makes people shy away even with the amazing live sound is SUPPORT, Stores where people can demo their units, etc,etc,
hands on playing,hearing, is believing.
have a great day buddy.

My question why you need so many styles and omg that software lol I also prefer spending my time playing music rather then playing with stupid software.