To say that the digital piano market is merely competitive these days would be an understatement – it is incredibly so, with a large number of high-value options at almost every price point and category. Roland has very recently released the FP-E50, which fills a hole in their lineup that we didn’t even know existed. […]
Anyone familiar with our YouTube channel and blog will know that we love to do piano comparisons. They’re fun from a general interest perspective, but comparison videos and articles are also a great help for shoppers trying to decide between a handful of instruments. Recently, we’ve gotten a ton of requests to compare the new […]
The entry point into Roland’s 88-key digital home piano line for the last few years has been the RP102 – an affordable model that while light on features none the less boasted a great combination of tone and touch, making it a very popular option in the marketplace, and virtually impossible to find in stock […]
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 […]
The next entry in our look at Roland’s revamped line of digital baby grand pianos brings us to the GP-6 – the middle option in the line, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a mid-range instrument. We can say right off the hop that the pianistic experience the GP-6 is delivering has taken […]
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 […]