alan93

I remember the magical , almost mystical experience of going to a music store as a youth back when they were the only bastions of high end music gear and sounds. Now, in the information age, the info and sounds for all those items are a finger tip away. Likewise, the prices they charged was to support the shipping, building, utilities and the staff. Now, the items are easily found , not just in local want ads but cross country want ads (websites) I bought my last 3 keyboards that way, one on craigslist for half price another on ebay for for half price and another for about 30% off . These were nearly brand new. (because people think they can program synths , but they can't) I did go into the store to determine the only thing the computer can't give you, the touch of the keys. After going in to the store to play a Yamaha before buying it, I was sorely disappointed with what Yamaha calls "semi-weighted" action (which really means spongy spring keys) but I still bought it, only because there is no real semi-weighted out there.