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 […]
Roland has been building high-quality keyboard workstations for a long time, and even though DAWs have pushed workstations further into the realm of a niche product, there are still people who need a physical workstation as part of their workflow. Roland offers a number of different options in this regard, and today we’ll be looking […]
Have you ever looked at a spec sheet and thought to yourself, “What is polyphony?” Well, you’re not alone – this is something that most customers don’t actually really know much about, but for some people, it’s one of the most important specs on that keyboard information sheet. Not to be confused with the use […]
Introduction The Roland DP603 digital piano is an unassuming powerhouse, built for the discerning player in need of a compact instrument with a contemporary design. This instrument is in a category unto itself within the Roland line. It uses one of their top actions, the top sound processor, and the top speaker quality available from […]
Introduction In this article, we’re going to be taking a look at Yamaha’s P515, the flagship of Yamaha’s P series. We’ll be looking at the action, the sound engine and obviously talking about the rest of its features and what other instruments you could be looking at in parallel to the Yamaha if you are […]
Introduction The Kawai ES110 is the latest addition to Kawai’s lineup of high-performance digital pianos. Using Kawai’s exclusive “Harmonic Imaging Technology” with an individual 88-key piano sampling, the Kawai ES110 outperforms every other piano in its class. The Kawai ES110 is also the first Kawai digital piano ever to feature a lightweight, high strength outer […]
Introduction Yamaha and Kawai jointly represent the two largest mainstream acoustic piano manufacturers, and have for several decades both been highly regarded for their digital musical instruments as well. In the highest volume digital category, that of the ‘under $1000’ zone, the Yamaha P125 and Kawai ES110 are frequently compared and both deliver excellent features […]
Introduction Welcome to a video review and article on Casio’s Privia PX-160 digital piano, presented by Stu Harrison for Merriam Pianos. We’ll be discussing this high-value, entry-level piano that’s receiving use as a stage piano for professional musicians, as well as home-based starter instruments all around the world. It uses Casio’s Award-winning Tone Generator the […]