The Pa5X sounds more warmer in all the sounds in all the demos I saw till now, and yes, I've been struggling a lot with some nasty harshness in my Genos that I was not used to in my other keuboard, Ketron SD1 Plus (another very warmer soounding keyboard) and the reason I never sold or traded my Genos is that I don't like to loose money, I am just a poor musician performer, but if I could, Genos was no longer with me, I was never happy with it, the weak piano sound, the harshness on the guitars and strings, even the brasses are very thin compared to Ketron. I am not the kind of pearson that fools himself, if I bought it it must be the best in the world... no, no I just open my ears and try to listen unbiased... I only regret that here in Portugal, when I bought the Genos in 2018 I listened to it through it's own speakers, that I didn't buy, and it sounded good to me, and also there was no competition in the store to me to compare, no Korg Pa4X or Ketron SD9, but in my HK Audio ELIAS system, and at home with HS8 monitors Genos kills my ears, even in the drums, every hi-pitched sound, every cymbal crash is so unpleasant... I might go for the this new Korg now, and don't be sorry for the money I will lost, I just want to play and enjoy hi fidelity sound, good sampled sounds, and see people happy with what their listening to, and me singing and playing happy for them, that's what matters the most! If anyone is interested in a lightly used Genos please PM me