Re: Anyone looking at the upcoming Korg Grandstage?
2017/02/18 12:01:23
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Impressive features and palettes of sounds , defiantly aimed at live performers, XLR outputs a rare on keyboards to say the least. Hard to tell from a cell phone video about the sounds but Korg has always made good stuff.
One item of note is how different brands sit in the mix with a large, loud band setting. I always found Casio and Korg a little muddy and wouldn't cut through. Yamaha not bad but terrible connectivity, Roland pianos cut through the best.
I'm not sure why Yamaha does not include proper outputs on most of their digital pianos. All they ever have is the headphone jack. A lot of Rolands not only have proper 1/4" outs but many include an input which I often used to patch a synth thru to the PA. Or at lest that was 10 years ago..read on.
I'm just shopping for a Digital Piano for work right now. I work in a 80 bed Care Home. We have 4 pianos and an Organ. The pianos are all donated by families that couldn't sell them category. The piano tuner comes from out of town and charges $180 per piano because they always need a lot of work.
I've picked the Casio because it has all the features I wanted and best price point.
Casio PX 350 , with stand and bench Costco- $799Can. Fully loaded with real Midi, USB to PC, USB flash drive playback, 2x 1/4" output AND input! 2X headphone,
There where many other contenders but these 2 made my short list:
Roland FP-30 with stand, $ 1,199 Can No bench, no proper output, headphone only, very confusing to use as all parameters are changed using combination of key-presses, so you need the manual just to change anything.
Yamaha YDP143 ( Arius) $ 1,399. No Bench. No proper output, headphone only. USB midi.