From eslawson@juno.com Mon Oct 29 18:39:16 2001
Subject:CX3 lust

Bruce wrote:

"[Regarding the] CX-3. People fall into two camps:"

I will add a third camp (my own). My problem is that I do believe the
CX3 is the best solution but can't justify buying it now unless I clear
out my other clones. Every time I play a CX3 in my local music store, I
get the major itch to make it mine. However, I went to the trouble and
expense of making the Hammond XK2 and Voce V5 the mainstays for my clone
rig prior to Korg introducing the new CX3. Had I known that this was on
the way, I might have toughed it out on my XB2 for another couple of
years and waited for the CX3. Now that I have both of the other top
contenders, I find that there are advantages to having 2 separate and
very decent clones vs. just one slightly better clone in the CX3. I
recall sending out a message many months ago with my thoughts about why
the XK2/V5 combo could be more desirable than just a CX3. Benefits
include redundancy if one clone fails, portability of using just the V5
with a digital piano controller at smaller gigs, etc. I'll find the
other email and send it out since it has been awhile and we have a lot of
new members.

Ultimately, the best option would be to have the CX3, XK2 and V5
available, but my wife would have my head on a stick if that much gear
entered the equation. I can't easily hide the paper trail for a CX3
purchase. If the right deal came along, I might consider swapping my XK2
for a CX3, but it's a tough call. I start to get a little sentimental
about my instruments once they have been with me for a couple of years.
Now that the XK2 is nice and broken in and I can play it with my eyes
closed, it would be sad to start fresh and retire the XK2. Tough call.

Regards,
Eric