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[leonh]

I want to buy one but I am nor sure so far by listening to demo sounds is PA 1000 better in sound department or not some of you guys have one so what do you think is the 1000 worth extra money.

[PhilC]

There are a few more sounds (1750 vs 1700) on the PA 1000 but quality is the same.
The difference is mostly in the "features".

Here is a quote from an other post in the forum:

"I think Pa1000 makes more sense if:
1. You plan on using Vocal Harmony.
2. You want/need to use the sampler extensively.
3. You really want and ready to get the best out of the two, simply because you can.
Other that these, I think Pa700 offers a lot and is a better bang for the buck".

I was interested in the PA 700 as well but i picked a Kross 1 instead, big price drop because of the new Kross 2 coming out,
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/korg-kross-61-entry-level-61-key-workstation-keyboard-with-audio-recorder-16-track-midi-sequencer-us
though it is not an arranger but a workstation, but it didn't matter for me.

[leonh]

Thanks in that case PA 700 those features are 600£ extra .

[pa600fan]

2 x33 watts speakers on pa1000. Vs 2 x25 on pa700

1gb of sound on the pa700. Vs 2gb of sound of the pa1000
So i think the pa1000 will sound better even on identical sounds..
. 1gb extra is alot of sound quality...

[adimatis]

For sure there is a lot going on for Pa1000.

My point was that the best deal is the Pa700. I think was intented this way from the begining. And as always, you pay more for extra features, but in my opinion they are not essential - unless you, speciafically, really need them. Like the harmonizer, proper sampler, extra memory for it, etc.

But you have a look yourself:

https://postimg.org/image/u70h9duqt/

Comparison chart.
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[pa600fan]

Agreed. PA700 is a MASSIVE improvement on the PA600. The increased the wave rom for sounds from 256mb to 1gb... that is more than even tyros 5 which is said to be around 760mb. Huge improvement on speakers. MASSIVE improvment on screen which is now like pa4x. 3 new buttons to control sound dynamics. Kaoss function. Alot more drum kits. And more.... korg really gives u a new keyboard where yamaha gives not much more each time. So this pa700 sound quality i believe is superior to pa900 and pa3x.

[PhilC]

[leonh]

[pa600fan]

You are 100% correct. The pa600 was lacking in sound quality compared to yamaha psr s770. But as far as styles go the pa600 sounded better. Now this new pa700. I can hear from the demos a huge improvement in almost all sounds.. over the pa600. Pianos guitars flutes trumpets sax now sound really good. Has this pa700 been placed too close to the pa1000. Besides vocal harmony, semi weight keys, aftertouch, and a few extra sounds and 1 extra drum kit and a tilting screen 33 w vs 25w speakers what else is there ??????

[pa600fan]

More info

Pa700 81 dnc sounds
Pa1000 100 dnc sounds

Pa700 818 multi samples
Pa1000 995 multi samples

Pa700 1657 drum samples
Pa1000 1981 drum samples

[leonh]

PA 1000 got two multilayer stereo pianos while 700 got one so I guess extra 1 gig has gone there.

[pa600fan]

Yep. And from what i see the extra sounds on the pa1000 are mostly guitars

[pa600fan]

Here are the dnc sounds of the pa1000 that are not on the pa700

1. CA steel gtr
2.Classic Steel
3.Concert gtr
4.crunch gtr
5.Dist gtr 3
6.e gtr amp
7.e gtr ch/dly
8.jazz gtr 1
9.real folk gtr
10.steel gtr pro
11.strat b d1
12.strat b ovd
13.strat n cln
14.tele m cln
15.fretlass bs
16.pbs fing pop dn1
17.pbs fing vint dn1
18.horns swell 2
19.berimbau
20.berimbau rel
21. 33x b d1
22.3x b dst

[leonh]

[PhilC]

Inspiring drums vs the ones on Psr/Tyros.
Listen at min 3.14, it sounds like a real jazz drummer is playing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a_Z5k8jEWY