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Thanks, Fred. Another question...my local piano store is telling me I would need to 
upgrade my piano's motherboard to use the DCD-1. It is an MX-1Z upright. The control 
box has a "W" in the number and plays XG sounds. Does anyone know whether an upgrade 
of the motherboard would be necessary? Based on what I have read on Carol's web site, I 
think my local piano store might be wrong. 

Also, is there any way to get the DCD-1 below retail? It is a very expensive CD player.

Rob

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Dismuke" <freddismuke@...> wrote:
>
> Rob,
> I have the DCD1 and DSR1 arrangement on my MX80 upright and am 
> pleased with the output. Yes, there are only 200 titles that are DCD1 
> compatible, compared to the 500 plus titles for the Mark IV but with 
> the 20 PianoSmart titles I now own, I've got at least US$600 invested 
> in audio CDs and accompanying floppies. There may be 8 or 10 of the 
> currently available DCD1 titles that I would purchase and if I could 
> choose from the full offering that total could grow to maybe 60-70. 
> Over time, I could ease those additional titles into my collection at 
> a pace that would not threaten my marital relations.
> 
> I know that the selection is what you are really concerned about but 
> at 500 titles available for the MK IV we are still only talking about 
> an extremely small percentage of the total music that is published. 
> And within that selection a lesser percentage of what anyone would 
> find to suit an individual's taste.
> 
> I view the PianoSmart as an enhancement to my repertoire, as much of 
> the time I really only want to listen to solos and ensembles. Many of 
> my titles do not lend themselves to allowing the piano to be the 
> featured instrument and have been an expensive disappointment. 
> 
> As I understand it, there is little chance of the smarts that allow 
> pitch bending of the audio to A440hz being offered as an upgrade to 
> the DCD1. So the real question is: Are the tens of thousands of 
> dollars that an ungrade to a MK IV worth the additional selection of 
> 300 titles? Not to me. My budget just can't stand it. My 
> unenlightened guests are thrilled with my old MX80 right now, as I 
> am. The DCD1 compatible titles are constantly expanding, and will 
> probably keep me satisfied until used Mark IVs are within my budget. 
> Just my opinion.
> Fred
>