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From: djg@well.UUCP (David Julian Gray)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Yamaha TX216 vs TX816
Message-ID: <824@well.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Mar-86 23:12:34 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 22 23:12:34 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 24-Mar-86 03:44:19 EST
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Reply-To: djg@well.UUCP (David Julian Gray)
Distribution: net.music.synth
Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito CA
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Keywords: TX, DX5
Summary: TX2 and 8 16 essentially one animal


You're right.  
The TX216 can be expanded to an 816 by the
addition of six modules, and yes, they indeed
consist of same the sound generation guts as 
the DX7.
I know a few folks with DX5's.  As far as I know they are 
available in the US.   Check with Yamaha:

Yamaha International Corporation
PO Box 6600
Buena Park, CA  90622
(714) 522-9152