GuiliClayder

The ES110 has some 'bounce back' noise, but that's just because it tries to emulate a real acoustic grand, but the noise is not that bad. Perhaps there was something wrong with the one you played... Yamaha GHS is not bad, but rather far from the feel of a real acoustic. If you really want to hear a clacky keybed, try a Casio PX560 (or 360/160), nice feeling action but unless you're using it on a stage, it'll make the spiders in your house run like hell The new PX-S models have a much, much quieter action, mind you... The ES110 with its GHC keybed is more for pianists, while the P125/121 is more for keyboard players (in my humble opinion). And the PX-S series might be somewhere in between. That's how I look at it (kind of)...

Tried to click on and got a 'this video is private' notification. Doesn't work for me either anymore...

Another interesting review of the PX-S1000 by Woody from Piano Shack :

Check the rest of the channel !

... but it's really, really, cool, especially when, like me, you used to play those games. Nostalgia all the way Super NES Sound Demo on Super Mario World / SUPER NES BAND 1st Live

Seeing this, and going all Korg : I can see a Korg SV2S 88 on the bottom, and a Vox Continental 61 on top. Retro all the way !

This is actually why I think it"s valid for the Grandstage and SV2 to both be available and so close in price. At least in my view the piano players would probably only be interested in the Grandstage, assuming you like those piano sounds at all. For me the SV is all about Rhodes and Wurly with the added bonus that the piano sounds don"t suck. Subjective opinion of course. I know some players think they suck. The Clav sounds in my SV1 are ok, but I can"t get into them with that action. Even using it as a controller for better Clav sounds, it just doesn"t work for me. Probably. Now if only they could put some speakers into the Grandstage and make it look as cool as the SV2. Plus, there's no triple pedal for the Grandstage, either. Also, according to the Thomann website (one of the largest European retailers), the Granstage 88 is no longer available, only the 73...

Had a setup like that with my MP11SE : line-out from the Kawai and stereo out from the iPad into a Behringer Q502 mixer, and then to a pair of iLoud Multimedia speakers. Had my headphones connected to the mixer as well (mixer was on the music rest, next to the ipad). But I don't like the fact that the headphone wire runs all the way under the DP to the music rest, gets in the way of my left arm when playing. That's why I want to use the headphone jack front left. I used the mixer at first because plugging the iPad straight into the line-in of the MP11SE produced some hiss, which I didn't like either. But for some reason, the hiss disappeared almost completely when I tried it again a couple of days ago. Go figure. Anyway, the D1 has no line-in, so the mixer would be the only option, again causing the left arm wire problem, messing with my head again (I know, I know)...

About this RH4 keybed : is it as good as or better than the Ivory Feel G keyboard in the Juno DS88/FA-08 ? Escapement, triple sensor ?

Perhaps slash the price of the current Kronos, thus stealing the thunder from Roland's Fantom, in preparation for a release of the Kronos 3 next year ?

Thanks, but same as a mixer, really, still can't use the built-in headphone jack. That's the convenience I want. Only looking at boards with line-in or both audio/midi over USB from now on...

Shame... Even then, still wouldn't be able to use the board's headphone jack.

Suppose, you have a digital piano with no line-in, only line-out jacks and legacy MIDI IN/OUT at the back, and a 1/4 inch headphone jack front left. Say, something like the Korg D1. Suppose you have a pair of monitor speakers. Suppose you want to use an iPad with this setup and you need to hear not only the sounds of the board through the monitor speakers, but also the iPad (stuff like Garageband etc., but also sound from Youtube videos, etc.). Suppose you then also want to hear everything when you plug a headphone into the front left jack of your DP. In comes the Korg Plugkey. Is this a solution to the aforementioned use case, or not at all ? I've been watching a bunch of Youtube videos, and have read reviews on the Korg Plugkey. Call be stupid, but I still don't get how it works exactly and whether it could solve the above problem... Anyone ?

Just watched the Sweetwater overview of the SV2 on Youtube : Lots of detail, apparently, in the sound, the key-off noise for the clav, for example. I like the sounds a lot. Jacob Dupree also claims that the sounds match the keys almost perfectly, so you can be very expressive with the piano sounds. Which is nice to hear, since I'm more of a pianist than a keyboard player. Pity then, that there's no option of a triple pedal for the SV2. Korg has a separate unit, but that's not compatible. I know that piano players aren't the people looking for something like the SV2, but still, shame, really...

Platinum looks like cr*p, sorry to say. I prefer the black colour with the wooden endcaps. Doesn't look like a new Kronos, though, but a huge price drop might be interesting, say, oh, about 40%

There you go https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RD88--roland-rd-88-88-key-stage-piano

Yes, there are reasons it appeals or doesn't for different purposes. As Clayder suggests - getting the motion less wobbly and less noisy but keeping the piano-like playability without the dead spot must be the goal for the +$1k models. We'll save that beer for another time

And I would never buy something with an action as noisy as a PX560. So, quiet action AND the ideal pivot point. Hmmm... won't come cheap !

The PX-S1000 and 3000 are more for home use, I believe. It's a very good action for that, in spite of the shorter pivot point. At least this new action doesn't sound like you're playing on a typewriter, like the previous PX models. On stage, of course, it doesn't matter, as the sound of the machine gun action is quietened by the sound of the PA system... I'm very particular about things like that, and it's also the reason why I have a Kawai MP11SE.

Looking back on the previous Privia models, the PX160, 360 and 560 were released in the same year (unless I'm mistaken, wikipedia source). As the PX-S1000 and 3000 were released at NAMM 2019, exactly one year ago, and there has been no word of a PX-S5000 since, Casio must have something else up their sleeves... Or have they ?

There have been several announcements for NAMM 2020 by multiple companies already. Nothing from Casio yet, though. As the PX-S1000 and 3000 have both been a success, would you say that the release of a PX-S5000 is imminent ? Would be a logical replacement for the PX-560 (whereas the PX-S1000 and 3000 are the successors to the PX-160 and 360 respectively). Would be interesting to see an PX-S5000. But I don't really see how they could improve all that much on the PX-S3000, keeping the same form factor and layout. Any suggestions, ideas ? Just curious...

Couple of questions: - how are the speakers when playing in a normal sized living room (piano against the wall), how is the bass, or is there none to speak of (not expecting subwoofer level, but at least a bit of punch in the lower notes) ? - there's apparently some noise when connecting an iPad to the Line in of the PX-S1000 (strangely enough, I've got the same problem with my MP11SE, seems iPads do that) ; so is it possible to hear sound via Bluetooth at the same time when connecting via USB and a Apple Camera Adapter ?

I'm on the lookout for a second keyboard. Have a Kawai MP11SE at my house, but need another piano for my appartment where I spend 2 out of 3 weekends per month. I was looking at all kinds of options, from portable pianos, to stage pianos and even cabinet pianos. My shortlist consisted of the Roland FP90, the Roland HP704, Yamaha P515, Korg D1, even the Yamaha CP88 as it's such a cool board. I'm more a pianist than a keyboarder so 90% of my playing is acoustic piano. The SV2 is not exactly a pianist's board, but I think it looks unbellievably cool. I love my MP11SE which is technically a stage piano, but it really isn't because of the weight. But I like the form and feel of a stage piano. Hence my interest in the D1 and the CP88. The fact that the SV2 is available with internal speakers makes it ideal for home use, I think. The RH3 keybed isn't the best out there for acoustic piano (Roland's PHA50 and Yamaha's NW-X and NW-GH are somewhat better for that), but it is still really, really good, even for classical music. And I like the retro styling, the ivory finish is just perfect. Put it on the SV1 stand and you've got the perfect living room instrument (provided you like retro and minimalism)