LarsHarner2

Great post- I've had it for 7-8 months or whenever it shipped . I get really nice sounds from the Piano, and Rhodes, IMHO the Organs could be a bit better, perhaps is there somewhere I can look or can someone recommend B3 settings? As a package as a whole its great- I think I paid perhaps ?$800 if i remember correctly. It looks nice and is fun to play and mix different elements.

Hello, it is more dependent on weight for me. In my 20's and 30's I took my Sy55 everywhere- at the time it was very expensive but I was young and didn't worry as much. Late 30's to now- some incarnation of a $400-$500 slab piano the weighs 25 pounds. included Casio PX-130 from 2012 to 2018 and now the Yamaha P125- at 6 years it sounds nice in my songwriting groups and works- Home keyboards are the 61 nautilus and ES8

I played the P225 again yesterday- personally I would stick with the 125 if it works. Casio PX5000,6000,7000 have nice actions, but to me the sound is a little thin . I agree the P525 would be an upgrade. @TWB121234 - I have a similar setup- I use the P125 to go out with and the Kawai ES8 at home.

Tomorrow night at MSG will be my 123rd time seeing him, because of him I am on this board as I got 52nd street 45 years ago this week when I was in kindergarten. The middle defintely reminded me of Morning Has Broken with Rick Wakeman on the piano. I'm pleased that he released something new and that of course he is still playing live. THe shows seem more relaxed than his 90's tours for sure.

I have had a P-125 for close to 6? years now since it came out. I tried the 225 and actually might see it again in NYC this weekend, I thought once it gets to $750; it is a little high for the type of action it has. At that point I would rather be looking at the $1200 PX-5000 or if it were for home use the P-525 which to me felt a little lighter and more manageable than the 515 From my experience, if you like your P-125 and it works, I would stick with it Fast forward back to an earlier point in time- I had a P-95, I connected it to the stand with the pedals and loved playing it but the speakers werent great. I decided to get the P-105, got 2 lemons, didn't connect with the stand as well and the units rattled. So I learned if something is good, just keep it. I use the P-125 to travel with, and at 6 years old I don't worry as much about it. Not to go off topic, but the only thing I am slightly conisering turning it in for would be a PX-5000/6000 and more to use as a midi controller. If I play it this weekend is there anything you want me to check on it for you?

I saw this in NYC and it was great. Not to give any spolilers, but one of the highlights for me was Stranger In Moscow. When I go to Las Vegas end of the year I want to see the MJ Live tribute at Tropicana, and the Cirque MJ show. On showtime I recently watched a documentary on Thrillers 40th anniversary. A random fact- a song he co-wrote called Behind The Mask shows up on Eric Clapton's August album and is wonderful

Although only $200, I am using Presonus Eris 5BT- one main reason is the two speakers are connected and one powers the other, for me this is a convienice factor as I only have to use one outlet. However, I think they sound very good with my piano vsts. In addition there is a custom subwoofer available by Presonus I agree about the Rokits- I had 2 pairs and over time just wanted a change. Years ago I had Yamaha MSPS5's and liked them.

One advantage could be the quick load time over the wait on the nautilus?

I was thinking the same thing; also I was able to load in some expansion piano banks into it as well. I have the 61 key and think

Korg has always made my favorite piano sounds- Wayback the Korg SG Rack was my favorite module I was extremely pleased to get my Nautilus 61 as it was one of the first things I got as the pandemic started to ease in a sense. In particular I find the audio that comes out of the unit itself pristine. I did not get the 88 due to weight. This unit looks nice, but I am not sure how it is significantly different from using the Nautilus 88 in the sense both are over 50 pounds, the Nautilus would give you drawbar controls, If the Granstage X had speakers that would make me more interested. I would really like Korg to get something like this in around 34-35 pounds. As others have noted, weight is the #1 thing I look at- even just to get up the stairs and leave in one place. My ES8 is in the same spot for 8 years, I pushed the box up the stairs and somehow got it on my stand

I agree, my ES8 is still going strong after 8+ years, I prefer the action to the Roland

I like my MkII 61 quite a bit, perhaps I should have gotten the 88 as to me it felt good, not quite the Fatar Studio 900 action I had decades ago but still solid. To me the coolest thing on the MKII is the transport buttons which eliminates me having to reach over for my computer or tablet, also I like how the sliders control the Arturia B3 drawbars.

Hello, have a $50 coupon and am tempted to upgrade. Is anyone else using Komplete 14 standard? i.e. how are drums, guitars and pianos?

I think its my favorite of the Organ plug ins i have. With Arturia B3 2nd, and then Native Instruments followed by UVI

My favorites are the phaser ones on Still Crazy After All These Years, and Billy Joel's Rosalinda's eyes. I also like Peg by Steely Dan and James from Billy Joel's turnstiles album. OT- my favorite Rhodes sound I had was the Sweetness one on the Motif6; these days I use Addictive Keys Rhodes and Arturia's