Help me pick out a new digi piano/synth

[Danb1215]

i think its about time to replace my generic yamaha, basuically what im looking for is a board that has 88 keys, with a piano feel so i guess hammer action would be the term, it has to have a nice fairly realistic piano sound to it, and strings and a few organs, and id need some synth capabilities i really wanna be able to do like the really piercing synths leads that you hear in songs especially in the 80's, if there was one board that combined both itd be great but id just like some advice, thanks.

[Shadows Within]

What kind of budget are we working with?

[Danb1215]

i do have a limited budget but if i have to ill save up, right now id really like to saty below 1500.

[Shadows Within]

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TR88/

this is probally as close as your going to get if you want a decent 88 weighter keys your gonna be hard pressed with only $1500.

EDIT: lol nm the price just dropped to 1599...

[Auberge le Mouton Noir]

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/12627

That is SO cheap.

[Zappa]

I loooove my Korg SP-200. It doesn't have the synth sounds, but its piano sounds, organ sounds, electric piano sounds, and keyboard action are to die for at its price.

Getting a triton is silly if you just want an instrument. The workstation format costs so much money. It offers a lot of power for sequencing and recording, but if you don't use it you're just throwing money way. It'll give you synth sounds, but it's digital synthesis, so it'll always be second best to true analog as far as the sound of the 70s and 80s goes.

I would recommend doing some research on classic vintage analog and digital synths, like the Roland Junos and the Yamaha DX7, and picking up a used synth to augment a digital piano. Having it all in one instrument isn't as flexible as you'd think.