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It is a very mediocre synth though, imho.
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I have Kii Threes.
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As for valuation. Hum. I pay a little for one, but only because the keybed is actually quite nice (all the D series were actually). Its a nice enough board to drive VST synths from, and the core synth sounds are OK for a start.
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As to value, it effectively has none, as is the case with my old stereo amp (can't give them away), so if something goes 'pop' I'll not be overly bothered
I suggest that you audition the D-5 via headphones. Some of the preset sounds are okay. Some are peculiar but interesting in the right context. Most were naff thirty years ago and have not improved with the passage of time.
Programming is tedious and rarely rewarding. Unless you wish to experience the “joys” of painting the hallway through the letterbox, just clean the case of the D-5 and pass it on.
Alternatively, if you feel enterprising, part the D-5 out. Sell it as spares on t’Interweb.
I had a phase of attempting to recreate my old JU-2 sounds in Spectrasonics Omnisphere. I need to unearth the stored sounds and my old patch parameter notes.
b) will probably sound OK, but be *very* careful with levels - acoustic amps and their speakers aren't designed for the frequency range and average power of a keyboard signal.
c) will sound the best, and the amp will be fine, but you will also need fairly beefy speakers - hi-fi ones might also be at risk unless they're rated for a lot more power than you're going to use.
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My experience of the D5 and D10 is that they are just 'not quite there' and are a pain to program (and I used to own a DX7!). As an introduction to synthesis I don't think they are particularly inspiring.
As someone said though, they are nice enough keyboards for controlling VSTs etc.