LarsHarner Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I also tried the PX560 which I liked better perhaps somewhat due to 2x2 speakers vs. just 2 I believe the PX560 as a pair of 2-way speakers, I assumed the PX-S3000 would as well, but I suppose it could have a pair of full range speakers instead...? When preferring the sound of the PX560, was that acoustic piano sounds, other sounds, or both? Did you have any preference between the feel of the two actions? I thought the actions were similar; I would say that given I didn't love the 1000/3000 Rhodes that the 560 ones were more interesting. (I will still have to go back and try these again). I'm not as familar yet with comparisons between the two- are they intended to have the same acoustic piano sounds? What I am concluding is that having 4 speakers can be important given less amplification. Off topic, my P125 is 2x2 and I can hear the difference. I am one of those who prefers just to turn on and play and not have to connect to external amps. Although I've never considered a 560 due to the price it is defintely something to consider as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I didn't love the 1000/3000 Rhodes that the 560 ones were more interesting. (I will still have to go back and try these again). Besides the stock EPs in the 560 (which I agree are pretty good), there are also a bunch of good optional EPs programmed by Dave Weiser which you can load into it (available for free download on the casio forum). I'm not as familar yet with comparisons between the two- are they intended to have the same acoustic piano sounds? No. Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianomike Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Well I have been tweaking the number 1 Grand piano sound on the Cassio S3000 and decided to play along with the Casio Jazz Trio ,so if you want to check it out go to Mike Lupinetti on you tube , I am playing through my EV ZXA1 speakers and the piano sound to me sounds pretty nice , I do not use any pedal in this song which I Call Grilled Cheese . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam CA Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Well I have been tweaking the number 1 Grand piano sound on the Cassio S3000 and decided to play along with the Casio Jazz Trio ,so if you want to check it out go to Mike Lupinetti on you tube , I am playing through my EV ZXA1 speakers and the piano sound to me sounds pretty nice , I do not use any pedal in this song which I Call Grilled Cheese . Here it is: [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/2bG9_RE1J80 But not sure why 'playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner'. Quote www.youtube.com/c/InTheMixReviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianomike Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Thanks Sam , I haven't disabled it maybe some one else did ,I am not very good with computers maybe I did it by accident but you were able to see it , hope you liked it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam CA Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Thanks Sam , I haven't disabled it maybe some one else did ,I am not very good with computers maybe I did it by accident but you were able to see it , hope you liked it . Hi Mike, yes I liked it very much so. It's a just YouTube setting that you probably checked/unchecked by accident. Only you or someone who has access to your YouTube account can change it. Quote www.youtube.com/c/InTheMixReviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Quinn Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Here is the webinar from last week now transferred over to Youtube. We will be doing another one of these soon. [video:youtube] Hi Mike. I bought my first Casio keyboard (i.e., PX-S3000) last week and am very pleased. Thanks for the webinar. It was very helpful. Great job! Chock full of useful information, always interesting and on point, nice playing, nice use of various video views, and I liked your Yamaha joke I'm looking forward to downloading some cool patches from the Casio forum soon. Quote https://alquinn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Prices went up in thread title. I got my 3000 for $800. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Prices went up in thread title. I got my 3000 for $800. Our prices didn't change.... Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Prices didn't change at vendors. Why did prices in thread title change? Gremlins? Poltergeists? Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoManChuck Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 In the USA: MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price): PX-S1000: $ 899.99 PX-S3000: $ 1,099.99 Street Price (what retailers are actually selling these for): PX-S1000: $ 599.99 PX-S3000: $ 799.99 The price for the S3000 in the title is even higher than the MSRP!! Whoever changed it should change it again to match reality so that readers don't decide to skip this topic based on pricing that's not even accurate. Quote PianoManChuck Authorized reseller: Casio, Dexibell, Kurzweil, Nord, iLoud, Viscount Keyboard Reviews + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Has any recent owners of PX piano messed with string/damper resonance and various noise effects to piano sound? Also how do these settings affect half damping? Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Simons Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 In the USA: MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price): PX-S1000: $ 899.99 PX-S3000: $ 1,099.99 Street Price (what retailers are actually selling these for): PX-S1000: $ 599.99 PX-S3000: $ 799.99 The price for the S3000 in the title is even higher than the MSRP!! Whoever changed it should change it again to match reality so that readers don't decide to skip this topic based on pricing that's not even accurate. Refer back to the beginning, I believe that was in Canadian dollars or something - were all well aware of the US prices. Quote Yamaha P515 & CK88, Pianoteq, Mainstage, iOS, assorted other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Refer back to the beginning, I believe that was in Canadian dollars or something - were all well aware of the US prices. That math doesn't work. $800 US = $1079 CAN. Fact is the prices were changed in the thread title. It originally said $600 for S1000 and $800 for S3000 and now says $900 and $1200. That's a 50% increase for the S1000 and a 33% increase for the S3000. And it's incorrect. It needs to be changed back. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoManChuck Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Refer back to the beginning, I believe that was in Canadian dollars or something - were all well aware of the US prices. That math doesn't work. $800 US = $1079 CAN. Fact is the prices were changed in the thread title. It originally said $600 for S1000 and $800 for S3000 and now says $900 and $1200. That's a 50% increase for the S1000 and a 33% increase for the S3000. And it's incorrect. It needs to be changed back. +1 Quote PianoManChuck Authorized reseller: Casio, Dexibell, Kurzweil, Nord, iLoud, Viscount Keyboard Reviews + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Simons Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 . . . And it's incorrect. It needs to be changed back. Better alert the authorities, this egregious act cannot go unpunished! Wait - New Zealand dollars, perhaps? Quote Yamaha P515 & CK88, Pianoteq, Mainstage, iOS, assorted other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi Mike. I bought my first Casio keyboard (i.e., PX-S3000) last week and am very pleased. Thanks for the webinar. It was very helpful. Great job! Chock full of useful information, always interesting and on point, nice playing, nice use of various video views, and I liked your Yamaha joke I'm looking forward to downloading some cool patches from the Casio forum soon. I'm half way into the webinar just to hear the Yamaha joke. I don't know if I missed it... Go Casio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Better alert the authorities, this egregious act cannot go unpunished! Wait - New Zealand dollars, perhaps? Klingon dollars. Fire the photon torpedoes. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radagast Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Heres an interesting review. The reviewer says Casio didnt hit a bullseye with these pianos, and says why, later on. The first part of the review is positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd8dky Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 . . . And it's incorrect. It needs to be changed back. Better alert the authorities, this egregious act cannot go unpunished! Wait - New Zealand dollars, perhaps? No, Jacinda Ardern wouldn't let that stand. That woman ROCKS! Quote http://www.weisersound.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I finally got to spend some quality time with the S1000. They didn't have the S3000 yet. I went to play it simply to get a feel for the board's feel, and not an in-depth audition of the tones. Remember, I have owned a PX-5S for several years now. My infamous red one. It is the 88 note controller in my Mainstage/Gig Performer rig. I don't really use the internal sounds, but it's nice to have the piano tones as backup in case of Computer FUBAR, which has not happened. I love the PX5S. The keys have a great feel. I really like the surface of the keys. I get along with them just fine, regardless of pivot points, etc. Okay, that's out of the way: The PX-S1000 I played was on a solid table type stand. It had the supplied Casio sustain square. I brought my IEM's with me...nice to have the headphone jack on the front. My very first impression sitting down and running a few scales from low to high: WOW! My subjective opinion is that the keybed is an improvement to that of my PX-5S. There's a solid feeling to them. Most of us who use the PX-5S know the keys can have some sideways movement in them. Not so in the S1000. The keys are stable. One thing I liked when I used my old PX350 on stage, was the built in speakers caused enough vibration that, for me, made the finger to ear connection even better, just like playing my Steinway. I could "feel" the piano sounds. I had already read the manual, so I enabled Speaker OUT so they would play even with my ears plugged in. Yep, same feeling I liked previously. I did not spend a lot of time with the various tones. I did run thru the piano tones. The default Grand, and the Rock Piano were my favorites. I ran thru the back half of Scenes from and Italian Restaurant (piano solo thru "Brenda and Eddie" using rock piano.) Sounded great. All in all, my take away: Not just for the price, but for the weight and build, Casio has a winner here. It just felt really, really good, and much better, to me, than my PX-5S, which isn't bad at all. They had a new PX5S there, so I would go to it now and then, to make sure I wasn't imagining things while comparing. Last comparisons. I sat down at a new Yamaha CP88, and a Korg Kronos 88. Great boards. However, they reminded me how much I like the Ivory Feel keys on my PX-5S and my old FA-08. The Yamaha and Korg keys, while wonderfully playable, felt artificially plastic to me. Again, subjective. If someone was to gift me a Kronos 88, I'd take it. I spent a good hour just playing the S1000 ....after a while I turned the speakers back off to not annoy others with my noodling. Based on my demo of the keybed itself, I have ordered an S3000 (from this store). It will be here Friday. Can't beat the price, and the extra sounds is a bonus. Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I've just finished my first run of gigs with my 3000. Piano/vocal duo using just piano. Still very happy with it, and have gotten numerous compliments on the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepitsimple Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I won't be able to test these boards yet hence the local dealer won't have them available till the end of this month or so. BUT i am going to test the Vivo S9 today. I can't help but stop on this comment i heard on a Youtube video: "The action on the new privias is better than keyboards with 3-4 times the price". So my question is: Is it better then the S9 keybed for example? I know i'll have my answer once i test both...but i'm just really curious. Quote New Solo Piano Album OUT NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhunter Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Thanks guys for the reviews and video - makes it all more frustrating as UK delivery for the px s3000 has now been pushed back to 8 June. I've got one on order and was hoping to have it for the bank holiday weekend at the end of May when I've got several gigs lined up. Will have to wait now. Interesting comments by Jeremy See on his review video; I've currently got a Yamaha P120 and have very rarely gone into the function menus to change anything as I would need the manual on a gig! At least Casio allow you to assign useful functions to the knobs that allows immediate access to tweak - just have to save your own registrations in advance of gigs. Roll on early June - unless Mike Martin can speed delivery up for me!!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Dave, it'll be worth waiting for, I promise! Very happy with my S1000. Incidentally, which of the 'small islands' are you on? Quote Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 The titles got changed on 25 March (by Jazz+? It's his post where it changed), but the overall thread title is still correct and as long as people reply to this post and those replies, the price in the "title" will remain correct. You can always change the Subject on the Full Reply Form... Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Based on my demo of the keybed itself, I have ordered an S3000 (from this store). It will be here Friday. Can't beat the price, and the extra sounds is a bonus. What color have you chosen for it? Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Based on my demo of the keybed itself, I have ordered an S3000 (from this store). It will be here Friday. Can't beat the price, and the extra sounds is a bonus. What color have you chosen for it? Bright Lime Green Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoManChuck Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Thanks Joe! Quote PianoManChuck Authorized reseller: Casio, Dexibell, Kurzweil, Nord, iLoud, Viscount Keyboard Reviews + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 I changed it in January. Quote Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 700 of Harry’s piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and jazz piano tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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