The most gorgeous piano sounds I've ever played in a live venue - responsive, resonant, nice. Brass is excellent, although I prefer Roland's trombone and sax sounds. Guitars and Organs are also very high quality. Don't get much into the synth sounds on the gigs I play, but they seem abundant and sound good.

Recording vocal and keyboard directly and saving to audio file is nice touch. Patches set up pretty easy for yamaha, and I've had no trouble throwing a few together on the gig. Solidly built, not too heavy. My biggest complaint is that I haven't been able to find a 76 note case that fits it. I have to go to the next size up (because of the matter of 1/4"! C'mon guys, would it have been that hard to save 1/4" so we could save $75-100 on a hard case? That is the absolute worst I can say about it, though.

Probably the most intuitive Yamaha interface I have seen. But it is still a Yamaha.

Like a rock.

Of course I would like to pay less for this. Who wouldn't? However it is definitely worth the price. Wouldn't mind having the 88 note version, it's only $100 more.

Haven't had to use live support yet. I've never had a problem downloading patches, manuals, etc. from their site though.

I own it.

Active musician, Music Teacher

Jazz, Pop, Rock, Standards

Very strong sound set, particularly the piano sounds. Inspired action. User interface is not ideal but manageable. Bigger than would be expected but otherwise nicely designed. It is really a workhorse type of board that is not overwhelmingly heavy and packs a significant bang for the buck. At about $600 less it would be a no-brainer. As it stands, it is a bit bigger than would be preferable, especially given that the 88 model S90xs is only a $100 more.