Penguin Lord

I was hoping to have a piano to help get me through the quarantine But it's hard because the only one I have played is the SV1 my brother has. But I'm second guessing myself if I need to pay $2000 to get what I want, since I don't want much in the grand scheme of keyboards

What are the differences between Korg SV1 and 2? Also thank you everybody for these other specific suggestions! I'm looking at them all now

Speakers built in vs external, I don't care too much about. I could be wrong, but I am under the understanding that generally the sound qualify is sacrificed a little bit if it is the internal speakers of a keyboard. That said, I'm not looking to drop hundreds and hundreds of additional dollars to get an amp if not necessary. If I could get one for around $100 that would compliment a keyboard I would do it, but again price is a factor here. As far as visually fitting in furniture-wise, that isn't too much of a concern. I'm getting it for the music and for the joy of playing, so while yes I want it to look nice, it's no deal breaker. I have a desk and several places I could place it, but I assume that I will be getting a piano stand in the near future, once I decide on what I'm getting for the actual piano. Thank you for your response!

Hi all. Hoping I can get some guidance/advice from all you experts here as to what keyboard to pull the trigger on. I've played piano for upwards of 12 years, so I'm looking to invest in a real quality keyboard to have and keep for years and years. I will set it up in my apartment, and never be moving it. I'm NOT looking for anything with billions of pre-set sounds, I most likely will be using plain vanilla piano sounds 90% of the time. I don't need/care about midi capability. I really just want a quality keyboard that plays beautiful piano sounds. I grew up classically trained, and playing on real pianos all my life, so this is a new market for me. Things I care about: - Price - Key action - the more authentic the better - Look/style - Durability Things I don't care about - Having a screen on the keyboard. In fact I'd rather not have this, as I wouldn't ever use it - Millions of sounds/effects - Super techy ability. I wouldn't even be able to use this - I just want to plug it in and play. I can buy an amp if necessary My brother is a performer, and has been using the Korg SV-1 for years. I know this is very old, but I will say I love this keyboard. However, I'm only seeing it out there for $2000, which seems steep for a 10 year-old keyboard. Does anybody have experience with the SV-1? Any other suggestions, based on these criteria? I apologize in advance for how little I know! I just am hoping to utilize the expert knowledge here to help a desperate musician!