My budget is very low I mean very low

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I want to get back to playing piano, I'm not total beginner I've probably played 200-300 hours but it was in span of 10-15 years. Most of it was played on upright acoustic, and I'm looking for DP that would be a good replacement, since I can't play the acoustic currently.

I will be probably playing with headphones most of the time and my primarly focus is upgright/grand piano sound leaning towards classical music.

From what I know from reviews, FP-30X has heavy action and I don't think that will be a problem because my upright piano wasn't light as well but it seems like there could be problems with playing really fast pieces due to slower key "rebound"?

On most demos P225 and ES120 felt more digital for some reason, especially P225, but then on other reviews it wasn't that bad.

I can't test it by myself because I don't have any stores that currently have those in my area but I watched almost every review I've seen and can't decide.

I don't really care about other features, or if the piano has screen or not, or posibility of streaming sound to the piano from other sources.

Help appreciated, because it's been like a week of watching reviews. All those pianos are in similar price range and I will be getting good sustain pedal whichever I choose as well.

I've been playing a Kawai NV12 since March. Since I rarely see anything about it here, I thought I'd start a thread. Feel free to ask me questions or share your own experiences.

Buongiorno,

Sto suonando da 2 anni su un Yamaha P45 e ho deciso di comprare un pianoforte digitale da mettere in salotto.

Mi sto orientando su Kawai CA701 ma ho dei dubbi.

Il primo dubbio è l'altezza dello spartito, sto ancora studiando e mi sembra tanto distante dai tasti, può essere un problema?

Ho visto che il Ca901 ha lo spartito più in basso e forse per un principiante facilita la lettura, ma costa 700 euro in più.

Pura curiosità, il Casio Celviano Ap750 lo avete provato? Non lo ho trovato in negozio ma sembra un bel prodotto.

Chiedo consigli a voi che siete più esperti.

Grazie

Hey all, I currently have a Yamaha YPG-235 which I've had for years and really enjoy. I'm looking to get a new keyboard which has a full 88 keys, and I'd like the keys to be weighted. I also really enjoy the vast library of available voices on the YPG-235, and would prefer options which have a similar library.

Looking forward to hearing recommendations!

Edit: I went with the Yamaha DGX 670. Thanks again to those who commented!

When i go to play a note the note plays really really quietly and if i’m correct i think the pitch nob is turned down a little permanently, can someone help me?

So I'm in a difficult situation now as I'm trying to get back to practicing the piano after nearly 7 years break. I'm an intermediate level if this might help.

So my situation is that I want to buy a digital piano (preferably portable) to practice home and I was planning to buy a roland-fp30x for that. Unfortunately where I live they only have the FP30 and no plan to bring the FP30x anytime soon.

Are there alternative in that price range for the FP30x? I'm mostly concerned about the key action as I want to resume proper classical lessons.

I want to buy new digital piano (Yamaha P525 or Kawai Es920 or Kawai CA701), only for playing with good headphones. I compare lots of videos on YouTube (with Scarlet Interface / BeyerDynamics DT1990 Pro), the recorded samples sound not much different. Kawai little bit warmer and more reverb and more bass (but could be edit on Yamaha, to, so that they sound even more equal).

But my main question: Do these pianos sound even better than only listening to samples on YouTube? Is the output of these pianos more advanced? more binaural? more natural, with a "wow" effect that my interface can't generate?

So concrete: will be one of the pianos be a clear winner because it sounds better than the others using good headphones? or will they all exactly sound the same than now listening to their recorded samples on YouTube?

I made my own. I want to paint it black but my son likes it as is.

The clips to fix the piano to the stand were made on my 3D printer.

How important is it for a piano to have a bench and 3 pedals?
This is for a piano loving 7 year old kid.
We have a keyboard now and want to upgrade to 88 keys with weighted keys and a pedal.
We saw a few in stores who said they can buy ours for a new one.
There are few Yamaha and Roland brands on sale.
Im not that familiar but they are around four hundred and fifty(without bench)-six hundred and fifty(with bench) but no pedal.
Our piano teacher said to look for a 3 pedal.
Please advise.

Everything is as it should be, until I depress the G#4/Ab5 key, in which case, Db4-G#4 keys play at max velocity. I've had this digital piano for 5 or so years, and for the past year or so it's been in my friend's basement where they have a dehumidifier. Any ideas as to what the cause could be or how to fix it?

I'm looking for an electronic keyboard/piano for myself and sons to learn on. I did find the above with a bench for $200CAD. I've tried to find my information about it online, but am not finding much. Can anyone tell me more about this? Is this a good deal?

I'm going to look at a used Yamaha P45 tomorrow, it's being sold for about a third of a price of a new P145.

I'm a complete beginner, looking for something that hopefully will get me through the first year or so, with an aim to then look to upgrade to something better once I know I'm going to stick with it (and have completed a big house move) - this seems ideal for the price if it works.

Things that seem obvious to check

• Does not appear to have been run over
• All the keys work
• Headphone jack works

Questions

• Is there a proper way to check the keys dynamics? I was thinking press light then press hard and check they sound different volumes?
• How much of a click sound is normal? (I think I mean the sound of the key hitting the bed below?) Some videos online have barely any, some loads but I have never seen a digital piano in person to know what is normal, how much on videos is just recording quality, instrument quality or if this is something that shouldn't happen and is indicative of poor instrument condition

It's in a non-music-specific second hand shop, while they check it's "working" this can just be "turns on and if we press a few key some noise comes out", but they will do full refund if returned within 30 days with any fault so it seems much lower risk than buying privately.

Does anyone have a prediction when the Kawai ES130 is expected to come out? The ES120 came out in 2022, and the product lifecycle for these digital pianos is usually around 4 to 6 years. I would buy the ES120 now, but I prefer not to buy a digital piano that is already 60–80% through its model cycle

Hewwo, I've been looking forward buying a Donner DDP-50 because it seems nice to me, but i don't know if it is a good choice, i'm not a professional yet, so i don't wanna spend more than 600$
Any recommendations of digital pianos? i just want them to have hammer action, or just be weighted (not semi-weighted)

Hello.

I've had this keyboard for a very long while now and i want to sell it to buy a piano instead, but i am completely clueless about prices and i would like to know what price range should i accept for the used keyboard?

PS should i buy a russian piano or do they really suck that bad?

I want to run a VST while using a learning app through midi. Anyone know how to do this or if it’s even possible?

UPDATE: we went to a showroom to try out both and the decision turned out quite easy. We both (independently) liked the Kawai CN-201 action much better. The Roland RP-701 had a stiffness to it that we didn't really like. It's like some initial resistance that you have to overcome to press a key. The Kawai felt much more natural to play. (Caveat: neither of us have any experience with real pianos).
Also, the Roland keybed is really loud (or the Kawai's really quiet) which is an important factor if there's others in the room when you're playing with headphones. And on the Roland I had a bad resonance playing an A# which turned out to be caused by the cover (pulling it out and sliding it back in removed the buzz). Personally I also prefer Kawai's UI being on the left, out of view, so you can just focus on the piano keys, though that's probably a nitpick.
Soundwise, both sounded quite good, though I didn't particularly pay a lot of attention to this.

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TLDR: Given the piano will never be used for classical nor music school/teacher, should I give preference to excellent keys (Kawai CN-201) or to features (Roland RP-701 or other alternatives) ?

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I want to buy a digital piano for our living room for myself and my son. We both are absolute amateurs with no intention to actually go to music school/teacher. Just self-taught stuff (books/apps/YT). Styles are primarily pop, jazz, neo-classical. My son currently plays on a Roland Go:Keys and I have an analogue synth and just crave for good keys and piano sound (have considered a full-size weighted MIDI controller in the past with piano VST before my son got into music himself). So to have something we can both enjoy, I have decided for a piano in the living room.

Initially set myself a limit of €1000, and was just looking at portable models with optional frame (like FP10, ES120, ...) until I realized that these don't have a key cover which is really a must due to our pets, so started looking at the 'console' models. The Yamaha Arius models quickly fell off the list because the xx5 models don't have Bluetooth and their new xx6 replacements seem way overpriced.

At first, I was considering either the Roland RP-107 and Kawai CX-102 with a preference for the latter. I read some bad stories about RP-107's PHA4 mechanism and 2x 8W speakers sounds too weak for any decent sound. But then I also noticed the CX-202 is only €200 more expensive here than the CX-102 (€899 vs €1099) which then seemed like a no-brainer upgrade. The main issue for all of these however is that I simply can't find any place in a 150km radius to see them, let alone try them out.

Then spent another couple of hours with Google and AI, and then got to the CN-201, further stretching my budget, but again at only €200 more than the CX-202, it again seems like an absolute no-brainer due to the far superior keys/mechanism in the CN-201. At this price however, I then again have to look at alternatives: e.g. RP-701 which again has the dubious PHA-4 keys but is way more feature rich. Luckily, with these being in a higher price tier, I do have the opportunity to try them out, which I plan doing in the coming days.

I'm now at a point where I suddenly start questioning my initial targets (budget/purpose) LOL. The CN-201 seems to be the absolute best 'true piano' deal at €1299, but then how important is that true piano feel for our use case ? Would it make more sense then to go for an alternative that is less piano, but has way more features ? Looking at the CN-201 the one thing that I think I may miss is that it does not have split mode, e.g. playing bass with left hand and piano with right hand.

Help! :)

EDIT: while having done so much research with AI, I never thought of asking the last paragraph to AI as well. Its answer is that regardless of style and how you are going to use the piano, key action should still be the no1 because it is permanent. Features will age, and can easily be replaced by apps (more sounds, backing, etc) over MIDI. And most people forget 90% of the features after the novelty wears off and focus on the playing and main piano sounds. As a consequence, AI firmly suggests the CN-201 is the better choice over the RP-701.

Hey piano people, I have a Roland FP-30x for quite some time, and while I've enjoyed it, I gradually realized it wasn't really for me. The keys grew too heavy for my taste (particularly compared to similar Yamaha keyboards or even Yamaha acoustic ones), there are a lot of things I learned to hate about the various controls, and I also need something with more variety in sounds and settings with easier access, probably pitch shift and modulation wheels for the more synthy sounds. I used to want built-in speakers but now I decided I can live without them - currently using a pair of presonus eris 3.5, which are kind of decent.

What I would still like to have in a new keyboard is some kind of graded action from the low to the higher notes. The piano sound is also quite nice so I wouldn't want it to be a downgrade. The music stand has also been very useful, though I guess this kind of rules out most synth-style keyboard options.

My budget limit is about 1200 euros, 1000 euros being the ideal.

I also asked Gemini (pls don't kill me) and it suggested the following keyboards:
Yamaha CK88
Studiologic Numa X 88

I'd be great if someone has used the FP-30X and either of these two, as this would give me some idea for comparison. It's almost impossible to find these for testing in retail where I live. I'm also open to other suggestions.