Thread: Digital Pianos

Does anyone know if digital piano can be much as realistic for excercise and personal use. I used to have cheap keybord with most sound pollution ever (MIDI sound from hell) I had to throw it and smash it. But I really have a small room so I'm considering buying Casio AP80 or something good around $1200. This has I think 3 sensivity setting and the hammer feeling plus the three pedals. I have heard an example but you know it's not something I can trust. Well say no more you got my point. Should I buy digital piano or not please comment!

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Hi Hlolli,
Sorry for the delayed response, but I just joined this forum a few days back. My opinion on this: Nothing can substitute for the real thing. If you want to play the piano, then get a real piano. No matter how hard engineers try, the sound still comes out of a speaker in a digital piano - it's a keyboard attached to your stereo in simplest terms. I have yet to see an example of mechanical action being duplicated in digital form.

For the best test of this, put a digital unit next to the real piano and do a side-by-side comparison yourself. Spend a few hours doing this if possible - only you can decide which one fits your best needs. Best of luck in this encounter.

Lars

thanks for the response, seemed like no one ever at this forum had ever seen a electrical keyboard :P

btw Welcome to the forum

I have a Yamaha Clavinova. Its nothing compared to a real piano, but it gets the job done... and it sounds and plays fairly realistically. It was also really expensive... I can't remember exactly, but certainly more than $1200.

Having said that, there are several keys that need replacing because htey keep sticking (second time this happened)... :/

Similar to thad one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-Clavinova...QQcmdZViewItem
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