Kawai’s Concert Artist Series (CA Series) of premium digital pianos have enjoyed a spot within the upper echelon of the digital piano market for a number of years now, across multiple product generations. Kawai does have one digital product line above the CA models – the NOVUS NV hybrid instruments – but the Kawai CA […]
For many people, a good quality, portable 88-key digital piano that occupies a space above the entry-level market, yet doesn’t break the bank the way a bona fide professional does, offers the ideal combination of price and functionality. Roland’s FP30X absolutely dominates this category, as it offers many of the same features found in the […]
Whenever Roland releases a new digital piano, there’s always some level of buzz accompanying the product launch. That said, the new FP-E50 digital piano has generated even more buzz than normal, filling a hole in Roland’s lineup most didn’t even know existed. We’re going to dive into this brand-new instrument to see exactly why it’s […]
When it comes to the upper end of the 88-key, all-in-one portable digital piano class, the flagship models from the big manufacturers consist of the Yamaha P515, Roland FP90X, Kawai ES-920 and more recently, the new Casio PX-S7000. Since these are the top models available it’s only natural that they get compared to one another, […]
Despite being a staff favorite for us here at Merriam Pianos due to its great combination of price, performance, technology and aesthetics, it recently occurred to us that we haven’t yet done a proper full digital piano review of the Roland HP702. This is probably due to the fact that the HP702 can sometimes be […]
For many people, mid-range home digital pianos offer the ideal mix of price, performance and aesthetics resulting in this particular category of digital pianos being amongst the most popular. Roland’s F140r was quite representative of the category as a whole, offering a great musical experience in a hyper-modern, space-saving cabinet. In fact, it was easily […]
With the recent release of Casio’s new models – the PX-S5000, S6000 and S7000 – their entire lineup received a shot in the arm, and the digital piano landscape as a whole has really shifted. In light of this shift in the market and Casio’s own lineup, we wanted to take an updated look at […]
Anyone familiar with our website and YouTube channel knows we do a ton of piano reviews, and in particular, we love comparing competitive models in the marketplace. We realized very recently that there’s a very obvious comparison we’ve missed up to now – the Casio PX S3100 vs Roland FP30X While in the past Casio […]
The Roland FP-30 was such a popular and beloved instrument during its run that upon announcement of the new FP-X series many people assumed the FP-30X would be a bit of tweaking, but not any type of significant leap forward. Well, those people would be wrong as Roland has managed to cram a plethora of […]
The Roland FP-30 digital piano was a popular and well-reviewed musical instrument, but to say that the FP-30X is a step forward would be an understatement – Roland was able to include more key improvements than would be considered typical when an instrument is replaced by the next generation model. On the heels of our […]