Kawai CA-99 Digital Piano VS K-200 Acoustic Piano

Kawai CA-99 Digital Piano VS K-200 Acoustic Piano | Digital VS Acoustic

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Alamo Music Center - Pianos and Keyboards

3 жыл бұрын

You may be wondering: Acoustic or Digital? Both acoustic and digital pianos have their pros and cons to ownership. There is no tuning and typically no maintenance issues when owning a digital piano, which you will no doubt see with an acoustic instrument. In this video, we take a look & listen to the Kawai K-200 acoustic piano and CA-99 digital piano talk about the differences between a digital vs an acoustic.
Decisions, decisions. In a perfect world, we would have one of each, but if you must decide between the two we invite you to put your headphones on and listen to what they sound like compared to each other.
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@tw4789 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for this fantastic demo. I really liked it. You're great

@af4043 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Don't think I have seen a comparison of similarly priced digital vs acoustic before, especially from the same manufacturer. So, well done!

@adlib8096 3 жыл бұрын

We have a k-200 atx3 silent system piano for a few months now and are very happy with it

@theblowupdollsmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great demo. Thank you for taking the time to do this. It seems the main difference is the room air in the microphone on the K-200. I wonder what the CA-99 would sound like if you mic'ed it up as well.

@fraub1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all of your videos. I've been virtual window shopping for pianos all day and your channel is a great resource for people like myself. From what I gather, the CA99 is great for anyone who puts a high value on being able to practise in silence with headphones on but would also like the option of being able to play out loud on a digital piano that feels and sounds as close to the authentic, acoustic experience as possible. That being said, no digital piano can match the beauty of touch and sound that you get from an acoustic like the K200 and anyone who's learning to play really would benefit from having an acoustic piano with a real hammer action. I think I'll get the Kawai E200 myself; all of the same internal components and features of the K200 but with a matte finish that isn't going to need polishing all the time, and it comes at a bit of a discount from the K200. Sounds like a steal to me.

@hhgiang236 2 жыл бұрын

1st piece K 200 8:41 CA 99 9:48 2nd piece K 200 10:53 CA 99 11:53 3rd piece K 200 12:49 CA 99 14:40

@nc8379 3 жыл бұрын

Why is it that almost all piano/keyboard reviews do not use the same music to demonstrate the piano comparisons. It should be here are the music titles that will be played and each title will emphasize the bass, mid, and treble notes and chords.

@kedduff1814 2 жыл бұрын

Yes please play same piece on both instruments for better comparisons.

@aliar11 3 жыл бұрын

Thank younguys. The comparison I was waiting for. I was undecided between these very pianos 👍

@harleycooper9717 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool video I would love one of the k200 as a stand alone video especially if you did it with Ted. Great solo but together is such a great dynamic!! Bonus would be with the red k200 as the star of the show!!!!

@yesloow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video! I would have liked to hear more of the dynamic range, repeated notes, and staccato passages from each piano. The mid range of the CA99 sounds quite loud, but I imagine there's a setting to bring that down a bit. The bass on the CA99 sounded better than the K200 to my ears. Perhaps comparing the CA99 with the same mic setup would have been a more equal comparison? In all though, great review! Thanks for comparing these two pianos!

@mydogky 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the sound of the K200 but I would have to go for a digital mainly because to get it tuned where I live it would cost an arm and a leg

@mdiazsan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comparison. This is a long-term investment and found your reviews really helpful. We finally went for the CA99. The K200 sounds incredible well, but the advantages of a well built digital piano are key for us

@tw4789 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is is really an amazing an very useful demo ! Many thanks for doing it!

@XdeadXheadX 3 жыл бұрын

Great, I just odered the CA99 aswell. Are you enjoing it so far?

@JitinMisra 3 жыл бұрын

Did u try the k200, if so how was the action ?

@rustworker 2 жыл бұрын

Great comparison, but you should’ve mic’ed up the CA 99 to hear the effect of the soundboard which is the main feature of this piano.

@wusizu1311 Жыл бұрын

I want both of these pianos🤤

@magicofkeys5504 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the amazing video! In my country (India) K-300 is what at the same price as the CA99 and I am at intermediate level and learning classical piano, what do you think I get? If feel and sound is the top priority.

@verymozart Жыл бұрын

Hope you will do a review on the new Kawai CA701 - 901. Which are the successors of Kawai CA79 - 99

@andybarker8787 2 жыл бұрын

I much preferred the digital sound. If it was a baby grand I would go acoustic but upright pianos are a nightmare for going out of tune in just hours. If you live in a climate like mine digital is of great benefit. Even tuned this upright sounds like it needs intonation work. I just can’t like them unfortunately.

@ericsherer9054 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know if you're using the on board speakerin the demos, or external speakers or aux out direct to the camera to make the piano sound better?

@Man-rg8tb Жыл бұрын

When I started to watch the video it was already like I know that I'll like your music language. For me the acoustic piano sounded more vibrating, but both sound good

@ericsherer9054 3 жыл бұрын

I'd really like to know if you camera?guys are using the on-boar

@Simplyveej 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t catch what you said about the acoustic to digital conversion. Could you please post a link to that video. And did you say RS system? Was not clear. Thank you.

@stefanogreco6356 3 жыл бұрын

I have in my parent's home an 1980 kawai BL 51, that sound very well, but in my flat I play a digital piano

@katherineh.9379 3 жыл бұрын

I would prefer the kawai CA-99 EP over an acoustic one. No need to tune the piano, so it saves you lots of money and this CA-99 EP looks like a real upright piano to me ;)

@rogercarroll2551 3 жыл бұрын

Looks real, but just isn't.

@katherineh.9379 3 жыл бұрын

@@rogercarroll2551 yeah, that's kind of the whole point :P as long as it looks, sounds and feels (pretty) real, that's a big win for me ;)

@Thiago-px9ev 2 жыл бұрын

I dont think it looks real, but the NV5 definitely does. Beautiful cabinet though, just too small for a traditional upright, and no spinet have the same design

@gustavopaulette3496 2 жыл бұрын

@@katherineh.9379 you’re a clown

@matthewphillips5483 Жыл бұрын

@@rogercarroll2551 Hater

@Michaeljohhn 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone here know what the piece is he is playing around the 11:00 mark?

@khuoh 3 жыл бұрын

I recently bought a K300 Aures and have found it to be the best of both worlds! The acoustic sound of the K300 is certainly very good for the price of the piano and having the digital features to be able to practice late at night is big bonus!

@gerrit555 3 жыл бұрын

Same here! I love my K300 Aures... 😉

@khuoh 3 жыл бұрын

@Kamran Harandi yes. It’s a great acoustic piano by itself and the silent keyboard mode is terrific. Touch is not compromised. Great to practice without disturbing neighbors or family!

@khuoh 3 жыл бұрын

@Kamran Harandi nothing beats the sound and feel of an acoustic piano.

@khuoh 3 жыл бұрын

@Kamran Harandi Aures has the transducer speaker system. Atx3 does not. At least that is my understanding

@khuoh 3 жыл бұрын

@Kamran Harandi I don’t use the aures really at all. When I have digital mode on, I use headphones. When I don’t use headphones I use the acoustic piano.

@michaelsmith697 3 жыл бұрын

They sound different. But only a little bit as I’m listening with Apple ear buds. The CA99 sounds warmer and has a better bass tone a and is a bit richer and colourful, whereas the acoustic sounded a bit “boxy” as some uprights do tend to. The CA99 sounded more warm where the acoustic sounded brighter in the treble. I would certainly prefer the CA99 in this case as I only like grand pianos in an acoustic type as the horizontal soundboard and gravity action can’t be beaten.

@Biozene Жыл бұрын

No surprise really, as the CA99 is the result of recording a concert grand in great detail. Hard for any upright to beat that depth of tone coming from such a powerful speaker system and soundboard. The acoustic supremacists will never admit it though.

@michaelsmith697 Жыл бұрын

@@Biozene absolutely correct!!

@marcusmarguillier 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. If you recorded the ca99 with a line-out there is no soundboard effect dough...

@alicaramba7680 3 жыл бұрын

0:20 by how it sounds I'm 99% sure it was recorded with a mic. DP's always has that ''double recording'' narrowish sound once recorded with a mic. Also, I noticed he played calm pieces avoiding wide dynamic ranges, because it's another Achilles' heel by DP's thoughtfully omitted.

@jamesjones6479 3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the third piece played?

@AnotherAnonymousMan Жыл бұрын

Are these two recordings volume matched? The CA99 sounds audibly quieter...

@olakolade6656 3 жыл бұрын

nice!

@CheshireCat01 2 жыл бұрын

The price range is not the same, the ca99 costs around 3.500 while the k200 is around +5000

@louiseking4519 3 жыл бұрын

I love acoustics sounds the digital are close. I bought a digital and I miss the my Acoustic. I could did hear the difference in the digital right away, just doesn't have the depth, cl.ose

@michaelw6554 6 ай бұрын

The K200 has some serious buzzing going on which means it needs some voicing. With proper voicing, I believe it would sound superior to the CA-99 which sounds quite good, but a little bright.

@michaelrunyan6591 2 жыл бұрын

The digital has lots of advantages and sounds as good. The major disadvantage is the lifetime expectancy. I have heard that it might last only 10-15 years before having to do expensive repairs of the components. Maybe not, but that would be my only concern. An acoustic could be repaired easily for decades.

@DiegoDourado 2 жыл бұрын

The digital is always in tune and the timbre does not change with time, temperature. Digital is better to sell or exchange for another one after about 10 years. On the other hand, acoustics are expensive to fix and you won't find technicians everywhere.

@ecoRfan Жыл бұрын

Tuning acoustic pianos, maintenance, price, and weight/size are the issues. Some (usually cheaper) acoustic models aren’t that great to start. But the tone is superior as is the touch of a well kept acoustic. It’s a bit like the digital audio vs vinyl argument.

@andrewwright6893 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Is the acoustic K200 loud enough for a normal home setting. Cheers

@nomissimo 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, it's a piano. These things are always loud. :D It will be loud enough to annoy your neighbours, if that helps :)

@andrewwright6893 3 жыл бұрын

@@nomissimo haha yes thanks

@huangeric427 2 жыл бұрын

@@nomissimo Hmm.. I am not sure I'm agreeing with you. :) A piano should be silent, by definition. If anyone want a loud instrument, buy a forte. :D

@giuseppepaparo8977 2 ай бұрын

La registrazione è stata fatta con microfoni ambientali o linea diretta?

@atulkhanapure3123 3 жыл бұрын

Did you actually say you can change the action? Whether you want a harder action or you want a softer action? That's an amazing feature. Wonder if they change stiffness of springs etc.

@PianoMavs 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's meant to change the response curve and not the actual action. It uses hammers, not springs as well.

@allever9779 3 жыл бұрын

the CA999 was tuned :-)

@studioopinions5870 Жыл бұрын

Patrick nice playing by the way. But I need to see you do this for me, and then reply to this message. What I would like you to do, is on those same instruments or a similar digital and on both of them (one at a time) Hold down the sustain pedal and using your phone's timer app and see how long it takes for each piano to fade the sound completely out. then get back to me and let me know if there is a winner of vibrating the Longest. Or if it's the same. That's the one thing you didn't do in this video. Thanks for helping me to decide which is best when you get time. Terry age 65

@Greatdaim 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the K-200 sounded way better.

@marcopacca 3 жыл бұрын

Can you get the Aures system on a k200? I thought it was only available on k300 and k500

@paxwallacejazz 3 жыл бұрын

I think modelling will supersede sampling.

@user-xy8ec9nw3u 3 жыл бұрын

No worries

@OzAv-rs8nc Жыл бұрын

Sounds comparison starts around 8.40

@loubody3723 3 жыл бұрын

There is no comparison in the sound. The acoustic piano has a much richer, fuller melodious sound. The digital is a sharper sound that cannot compare. The only reasons to own the digital is for headphones and not needing a piano tuner. Other than that, the acoustic is the way to go.

@matthewphillips5483 Жыл бұрын

By "full" you mean boxy. Do you actually own an acoustic? I do and they are a pain. They sound great when everything is perfect but things are almost never perfect.

@loubody3723 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewphillips5483 I do own both. A Kawai RX-1, a baby grand that has a fabulous feel and sound. I have a Yamaha digital I’m about to trade in on a Kawai CA49. The CA49 has the sharper digital sound and a not quite accoustic feel.

@verymozart Жыл бұрын

along with many experts I agree that it's always better a nice quality digital piano than a low quality or average acoustic piano

@ecoRfan Жыл бұрын

@CriollismoPeruano 3 жыл бұрын

I am surprised to say that the K200 sounded more alive and real here. The tones and the resonance were richer to my ears, whereas the CA99 sounded a bit flat and unimpressive. A better choice of music ( jazz, blues, classical, soundtrack ) would have allowed us to see the full potential of both pianos, what a missed opportunity ! To this I will add that I own a CA98 and have played acoustic grand pianos before so I know what I'm talking about. In person, the soundboard makes a big difference... as well as the setting choices you make. The sample grand piano sounds that come on the CA98 are inferior to the main concert grand, don't waste your time with those. The CA98 is far from perfect, but it can handle a wide dynamic range and has a beautiful tone overall. Probably not good enough if you're a concert pianist but plenty good enough for a semi-professional player.

@vidselih 2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting, yes. However I feel that the K200 should be better tuned before this test. CA99 sounds cleaner, because it is in perfect tune and the liveliness ot thickness of the K200 comes from simply being slightly out of tune.

@matthewphillips5483 Жыл бұрын

@@vidselih If you own an upright, you better prepare to pretty much always be slightly out of tune.

@vidselih Жыл бұрын

@@matthewphillips5483 Yea, well, that's why I don't have it and currently I'm contemplating of getting the NV10S

@cemkorkmaz2124 3 жыл бұрын

Day and night diffrence

@ztetest9452 3 жыл бұрын

In this video, K200 sounds a bit flat due to the small cabinet, CA99 with SK-EX sample sounds much better with much more dynameic. Whats worse, K200 needs tuning 2 times per year and has to keep the humidity all the time. The neighbor will surely knock at the door when playing K200 in the evening, oh no.