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This vid found me yesterday...outstanding playing. The D50 still sounds great (is it as noisy as people always say?) The work that Persing and team did on the programing was first rate. Very musical.

Didn't someone create a cooling system (pipes and water?) for the CS-80? I really shouldn't complain about an extra cable for my iPad.

Are the Maggie spkrs cabinets somehow optimized for rotary simulations but they just look like rotary speakers (I.E. Leslie)?

$1000 upsell for premium wood and a dust cover (and a certificate). Looks nice, but I'm wondering what the hook is here? I've never even heard of lacewood before. I can't imagine it helps with the tone (guitar joke). Oh no he di-n't!

My reaction exactly. Not my cup of tea, but it isn't supposed to be, really. My parents didn't exactly like the music I was into either!

Outstanding. that is one of the best looking shells I've seen.

B3-X - very good live. Love the overdrive and various cabinet options. Mainstage Mellotron - very happy with this one. Seems to cover the typical Mellotron needs. Sounds great. Nice, simple interface. Moog Model D - sounds great live. Loud and cuts hard through a mix, but a dedicated hardware unit would be more intuitive for live use. I've mapped most of the parameters to controllers, but it's still not the same. On a real mini (or clone), being able to tweak on the fly quickly is key.

Please, somebody use that for a band name.

I never even heard about the the Elka Synthex until reading the Vintage Synttesizers book in the late 90s. Seems like in it's day, a synth from an Organ company didn't get the attention it should have.

But I thought there was just a VST inside?? (Espen Kraft dig - couldn't resist). Well done. I'm sure of the 29 screws, there were multiple sizes to account for on reassembly! Always a fun exercise.

Not to sound snobby (but I realize it could), I don't like the look of X stands on stage. To me, they look like an ironing board. I have used plenty and have even had good experiences with double braced x-stands. But I just can't get past the look of the dang things. Lets face it...the only solution to our problem of schlep is to become singers. Show up late, get all the attention, get home and into bed before everyone else (maybe even somebody else's bed ;))

And this isn't limited to synthesizers. There's a reason PRS is referred to as the "dentist guitar."

Ha - yeah, that's what I was thinking. Divorce = $$ Maybe it would be more accurate to say retired boomers who were fiscally responsible and now have enough discretionary funds to spend on their passion.

It's funny - after this thread and the "Single Keyboard" thread, I'm inspired to do my next gig with just a single board. No Ipad integration. No computer. I'm leaning towards the K2700, but could also go for the Gemini DMC122. Depends on the ratio of piano/EP to Organ on the setlist. It's been a while since I had a super fast setup time! (I admittedly get jealous of the bass player in that regard).

USB to connect an iPad or Mac for VIs and patch switching. Haven't used a 5 pin MIDI cable live in years.