--- In AN1x-list@y..., terryfunken@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 21/5/02 1:58:39 pm, peterk@m... writes:
>
> >I think the AN1x has a very good keyboard for a synthesiser in
its price
> >class. It just happens to be in a pretty mid price class. If you
want to
> >have a better quality, you're easily looking at twice the price (if
there
> >
> >would still be new AN1x's).
> >
> The AN1x was £900 in this country when new- I don't call that
cheap.
Yes, but the AN1x was quickly discounted. They went from $1495
-> $1250 -> $800 -> $500 in something like 18 months - and
they fetch between $400-500 on average 2nd hand. Clearly
compromised were made to meet the intial $1495 price point.
I agree with the comments regarding the quality of keyboard
mechanism for its price class. FWIW, my preference remains the
keyboard mechanism (Fatar?) used in the (old) Korg
Wavestation and Yamaha SY77. I think this is still used in Korg
keyboards today but I may be mistaken.
regards,
Jon