16251 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I picked up my new ES520 today. It so great to connect right away with a digital piano. Really easy to dive into menus to tweak. (It made me think how I had the opposite feeling when I bought a Nord Piano3. Within 5 minutes, I knew I could never connect with the acoustic piano and to be sure I tried all of them.) Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnector Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Ya, I picked up an ES-920 back in spring from the local Kawai dealer. I wanted to try the ES-520 as well, but they only stock the ES-920 so I would've had to buy one to try it out. Very easy interface to navigate and tweak. I'll probably never use the "arranger" features on it. I just wanted a decent digital piano for the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 How does the action feel on it? I heard some negative comments from the Pianoforever guy on YouTube. I loved the 110 when I played it at NAMM several years ago. The 520 was going to be my next DP purchase until I heard about the new Numa Piano X. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 new Nord Piano X.Numa Piano X? Otherwise you're starting a rumo(u)r among the red fanbois! Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 How does the action feel on it? I heard some negative comments from the Pianoforever guy on YouTube. I loved the 110 when I played it at NAMM several years ago. The 520 was going to be my next DP purchase until I heard about the new Nord Piano X. I just played ES520 with your question how does action feel. I can't tell you it feels just like the ES110 as the samples/effects are better and that influences how I feel about an action. It's a light action like the 110 but in a good way. For perspective, I love the action on my N2 in a good way. Some ppl have said it's heavy. What I mean by "good way," is the N2 is a real action (except for the changes to accommodate no strings,) but it is not sluggish. IMHO sometimes digital pianos in their attempt to duplicate a heavy feel end up with a sluggish heavy feel action that can hurt your hands. I'd rather have a light action that I can compensate using more arm weight. IMHO you can't use too much finger strength on a light action. My other favorite action was on a Roland FP4, another action that is light. Disclaimer: I am not a action expert (or expert on anything,) but I feel I do something right as I have never hurt my hands or wrists playing. Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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