Hi John,
Needless to say, no Technics keyboard can compare with the 7000. The Tyros v. the KN7000 is debatable. The T2...from what I heard is the best.
I believe the original topic was the 2600 and the 5000. SkyBrook2 wants the capablity of loading custom styles and sound settings from a friends 7000. Sky, you can't with the 5000, but you can with the 2600.
If I had a choice, it would take me about 2 seconds to choose...the 2600. So many more features, including the ability to use all styles made from the 2000 on up, including the 5000, and the 7000 ! The 5000 is limited to the 5000 files on down. You can play all songs recorded by all KN keyboards on the 2600...can't on the 5000.
Combine all that with USB, Jukebox Audio, lighter wieght, and just being the newest and last Technics keyboard, makes the choice easy (for me)
The 2600 wins hands down !
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Larry
SynthZone Frapper