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Any synth you buy will have CD quality sounds. If you just want to 
play the presets, any synth is easy to work. Different synths work 
better for different types of music. The AN1X will not get you a wide 
variety of sounds. It only sounds like a synthesizer.

Different keys work better for different styles of music. Hip hop 
folks use the Akai MPC grooveboxes, most of the blues guys and 
classic rock folks I know use a Kurzweil PC type keys.Use 
Harmony_Central to review reliability and potential problems. Get a 
few trade magazines-Keyboard, Mix, Remix, etc. Talk to people who 
play your kind of music, find out what gear they use.

Once you buy a keyboard, join a discussion group so you can have a 
good group of people to help you problem solve.

Rainbow Jimmy