Pianoteq or roland supernatural piano engine?

That's a strike of genious!

Thanks.  The issue with the fp7f + pianoteq suggestion is really cost I guess.  The other option is a good 500+ pounds cheaper.  So I guess what I should have asked was people's impressions with pianoteq but there are a lot of favourable reviews on here about that.  I think going to the store would not work since I haven't a laptop and transporting my imac around is not going to happen.  I think I'll take a leap of faith and go for it. 

Would you recommend the standard version or the play?  There is a big difference in price between the two versions.

Thanks for your input.

For what it's worth, I think the FP7F keyboard and supernatural piano is great and a good companion to Pianoteq. I actually have the RD700NX stage piano which has virtually the same keyboard but a few more supernatural sounds than just the grand piano (eg electric pianos).

The interesting thing is that when I switch between 700NX and Pianoteq, I always miss something in the previous thing I was playing. With pianoteq, I miss the clarity, attack, and "woody" resonance of the 700NX. But with the 700NX, I miss the feeling of playing a real instrument, and the beautiful complexity of sustained notes that you get in Pianoteq.

This may or may not work where you are {I assume U.K. from your posts ?}

If you can find a local shop that has an OLD copy of PTQ Standard in stock you MIGHT be able to convince them that it is obsolete and should therefore be HEAVILY discounted.
Even a U.K. web order store.

I was able to do exactly this almost a week ago via a USA web order. {I am also in USA}
It arrived a couple of days ago and within minutes of registering it I was able to update to the very latest release 4.0.2.
Modartt really DO honor their promise of free upgrades within a year of first registration and it doesn't matter if the CD was on a re-seller's shelf for 5 years.
It is the date of initial registration that counts, not the release date.

It has been interesting to be able to play with 2.1 and catch up on what some of the early adopters have been talking about on the earlier releases. 
I would have missed the fun of that if I had bought V4 straight away :-D

PTQ Standard may be LISTED at 249 Euros, but you don't have to PAY that.

HI all,

The roland keyboard is indeed impressive like you say.  It would be an interesting option to combine the two and as you say they work nicely together so that would dismiss any redundancy concerns.

I think though I've pretty much decided on the k2600 + pianoteq however.  Apparently the k2600 is a bit of a beast of a synth as well and I can get lots of other sounds out of it.  For the price this is pretty hard to pass up.

The point about trying to find an old version and then upgrading might be just the thing actually.  I am UK based indeed so I'll have a look in some local music shops.  Its worth the effort perhaps if this can be done.

Thanks everyone.

This is from Standard to Pro.