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It take them over the Nords, probably - though the YC is more Nord electro which is the only one of their boards I find decent to play. The CP is certainly better than their Pianos.
The only thing that lets the VR09 down is the keybed - far too light keybed IMO, feels cheap and plasticky. The VR730 isnt like that at all - its a very nice waterfall keybed. I have to say, the keybed is the thing I look for first and foremost - its where the musician copnnects teh the instrument, and if your not 100% happy with that it doesnt matter how good it sounds, or how versatile, your never going to be happy. NOT that the YC/CP arnt decent, but I prefer the RD2000 over the CP by a long way, and I prefer the VR720- over the YC - just.
I find the YC73 keybed not quite as piano like as I would really like, but I think I'd be inclined to just get a stage piano or midi board with graded hammer action as sound wise/usability I find the YC/CK excellent.
Having worked through a few different keyboards (Yamaha MX49 and Korg Kross 2 61, for example) I finally settled on the Yamaha MODX6 going through a Yamaha DXR10 and I'm really happy with both.
I can get some great sounds of of the MODX to the point where it almost makes me sound as if I know what I'm doing.
It's easily versatile enough for gigging and is easy to set up for live use in terms of switching between programs (via the live set window on the touchscreen) or varying sounds within a program using the scene buttons on the front panel.
The keybed is fine for me but perhaps less so for someone who wants a more piano-like feel. It's also predominantly plastic, which is fine for me because it makes it nice and light and portable, but I guess it is in theory not as robust and hardwearing as some keyboards (having said that I've had mine for around four years and it has survived plenty of gigs in that time without any damage).
Actually a Fantom 08 (if you want light, of 8 if not) plus a Modx6/7 OR a Modex8 plus Fantom 6/7 (or 06/07) complement each other very well as they excel at different aspects.