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OK, I am not saying that Korg Pa300 is a bad keyboard. I have tweaked both of them to the point of transforming them into a different beast. Here are my conclusions: 1) WARM SOUNDS : MZX500 WINS, especially in the organ department. The organs on this keyboard are sweet and sound more real than the ones on the Korg Pa300. The strings once they are tweaked sound bigger and more realistic than the ones on the Korg again. The strings on the Korg are not bad but they sound synthetic and a little harsh. I tried reducing the cutoff parameter but still the Casio sounds bigger. Both keyboards were connected to a professional amp I have in my studio. The Korg wins when it comes to flutes and brass but not by a big margin. 2) RYTHMS: Do not be fooled by the factory rythms on the Casio. I tweaked them and created my own rythms. They sound much better once you start changing the bass and the rest of the elements. For the most part, these created rythms sound less busy than the ones on the Korg that can be edited too. Now the Korg wins when it comes to ready to use intros and fillings. 3) SYNTHS AND MODERN SOUNDS : MZX500 WINS BY A BIG MARGIN. Just imagine being able to mix 24 synths at the same time using the HEX LAYER feature. In a nutshell : Both keyboards complement one another, but my main beast is the Casio MZX500. And again I have a question for Mike Martin: Are you planning to release a BIG SOUND PACKAGE for Mzx500 the same way you did it for PX5S? Please pay more attention to Mzx500 users, we love this product too. This keyboard is an underrated keyboard, in fact, it is a real humdinger, a dilly. Any comments? Be nice to me please, no bashing or ridiculing my comments.