Hi David,
Thanks for your comments and your suggestion of the Kurzweil PC2R. However, I checked out the recorded demos on Kurzweil's web site (http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/html/pc2_demos.html), and based on the solo piano piece represented there, I don't feel that the PC2R is *that* much better than the built-in piano patch on my P300 (which is what I'm using now). At least not $950 better. I know for that price you get the orchestra ROM, etc etc, but I don't need that. I just need a good solo piano patch, and a passable Rhodes. Also, I know that this is just an MP3, and that I really need to try the PC2R it in person, with the same amplifier I will be using live, etc, but just based on that demo, I hear a lot of the same thinness of tone and lack of authentic-sounding overtones that bug me about the P300's piano sample. I haven't checked out gear in years, and I was under the impression that vast strides had been made since I got the P300 back in 1994. If the PC2R really is the best thing going, in terms of piano patches (in hardware or software), I guess maybe my expectations were just unrealistic?
If all you need is a good piano module, the Kurzweil MicroPiano (which I have) is pretty good. It is half-rack, 32 programs, and completely non-programmable except for MIDI channel, tuning, transposing, and some basic effects. I bought it second-hand for $200 CDN, and it should be even less than that now, as it is some years old.
Generally, the multi-purpose boxes out there skimp somewhat on the piano sounds to give more room to other patches. The piano sound might not be the best patch to audition a module on. The Rolands have terrible (to me) pianos, but pretty good other sounds.
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