Hello,
After being over 30 only listening to music made by others I have now returned to my dear hobby - and started again to make myself music by playing alone and in a band.
After several phases my instruments are currently: Kurzweil Artis and Kurzweil SP4-8. I have gone through almost all the alternatives of the bigger and smaller manufacturers - bought, tested for a while and sold - and although there's lot of great instruments for sale my choice have been Kurzweil. Have to admit I did not even know Kurzweil a couple of years ago.
I am not (yet) familiar with different workstation features - studying currently, slowly but steadily - and my criteria have been simply making live music. My background is in acoustic instruments and so there's a lot to learn. But I am amazed of the level and possibilities of the modern digital instruments. And of course, love to play them. I guess that's why my choices have been Kurzweil - they have been the combination of musical and other qualities which have given me most.
Regards
Gentz