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Digital Pianos (lemm.ee)

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Does anyone have a digital piano they'd recommend?

I've been missing playing since I moved to my current place, and would like to get back into it. I'd rather spend a few extra bucks now and get a nice one that will last.

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[–] minorninth 1 points 2 years ago

Hi! Piano player my whole life, mostly jazz and big band. I've played lots of high-end real pianos before, but I've always preferred digital at home because I can play at any hour of the night and wear headphones.

In my opinion, it's really hard to beat Yamaha's digital pianos. Every product in their entire lineup prioritizes recreating the sound and feel of a real piano as well as possible at that price point. They provide a minimum amount of other features you expect (a few other sounds, MIDI) but minimal bells and whistles.

Their lower-end line is the Arius series. I have an Arius and I absolutely love it.

https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/pianos/arius/index.html

In my opinion, most other brands - Korg, Roland, Casio, etc. often make "digital piano" products that feel like a synthesizer with pedals and built-in legs. They're not really digital pianos. The piano sound is passable but not fantastic. The action is weighted but not accurate. The pedals function but they don't respond like a real piano.

Now, some of the higher-end models from those other brands are pretty good. But it bothers me that their low-end models are wholly inadequate and don't deserve to be called digital pianos, while to me, basically anything from Yamaha qualifies.