The Kawai sounds amazing in the bass notes

Hi, i just would like to share my experience in order to help people to choose. (I have an upright Ronisch p118K but I was looking for a digital piano because I just moved into an apartment). Then, since 6 months, I tested several pianos. Yamaha 600series (635/645/675) Roland LX705 (and others models) Korg G1 Air And the Casio GP300 Kawai CN27/ CA78 Results : G1 air The worst one, bad sound, bad touch but good price 635/645/675 good sound (CFX sample) but the feel is too bad, it looks like my old clp 860, the touch is too bouncy, too hard, too digital even with the wooden keys (645/675). Casio gp 300 it was just middling, decent sound decent touch but I was not really enjoyed Roland Lx705 the esthetic is pretty good and the touch is interesting compared to the others Roland pianos but the sound was to digital for me, like its came from a computer not an acoustic instrument Kawai : CN27 interesting for the price, the touch and the sound CA78 : YOU CAN FORGET ALL THE REST, the grand feel 2 action is amazing, for the first time of my life, I enjoyed playing a digital piano. The preset SK EX sound is good is not my favorite, but you can ajust it with lots of settings, then you can reproduce a kind of CFX or Bossendorfer or anything else 👌👌👌. Fact is there were no Kawai piano in my city, and all the sellers were really critical and sceptic about Kawai. I made an 1h30 travel for try Kawai and that was one of the best decision I took. The feeling of kawai ca78 (same touch with CS8 and ca98) is unbelievable. Thanks to reading me, hope my text can help some people. Bye ✌ (From France)

1:52 Yamaha CLP675 2:34 Roland LX706 3:15 Kawai CA78

Beautiful music !,😀 Thank you so much! I watched all your videos and bought a Kawai Ca78 for my girls. It is great! Thank you so much!

I just bought the LX706 by Roland. I tried all of these. They are all fantastic. It really gets into personal preference so play them all. The great thing is that they’re all very high quality!

Thank you so much for this review. Just ordered the CA 78 in black (polished). Cant wait to receive it.

Hiii, thanks a lot for the review. It s very interesting and well done. Would love to know your opinion about this question. Which one of the Yamaha and Kawai has the best sounds through headphones ? I am going to mainly use it with headphones and I was wondering if the Yamaha cfx sounds better since it has the "bineural" sound ? Or if the Kawai sounds as good as the Yamaha with headphones ? Thanks a lot for your help.

I like your hospitality

In love of kawai s tone.

Video is old by now but I keep coming back. I like the bass best in the Kawai but the Roland in other ways. The string resonance in the Roland is just a lot better IMO

Forgotten Dreams, I would sooo love to be able to play that!

Great comparison of three top pianos. Nice job Tony! I like the new room, btw.

Nice video, thx

I'm listening to this on a neutral set of cans: the AudioTechnica MSR7's. On close to full volume, what stands out is how good these instruments all sound. They do have different character, but their quality is quite comparable. The Yamaha is bright and even. The Kawai has a deep bass that is still soft sounding. The Roland sounds actually subtle and delightful. All three I would enjoy listening too. What a problem if you had to pick one!

I absolutely love Yamaha, and Roland. I have a Roland Digital Piano and I love it. I’ve never really heard a Kawai digital piano, but when I heard it, I was absolutely blown away. The deeper tone and high end tone is so subtle. I favour Kawai over Roland and Yamaha if I’m being honest, but it comes down to preference.

I like the controls on the Roland the best. They are above the keys, where you can easily access them while you are playing. The other two are way to the side, where you have to lean way over to see them.

Very nice presentation !!

Could you please make an updated video with the roland 708 and ca 99 or 79 ?

Hi Tony, you play beautifully, what song is the one that you were playing on all three models?

At least on the above video piece of music, that would be my choice 1-Kawai 2- Yamaha (close though) 3-Roland

Excellent informative video Tony, would be interested in the balance weight of the keys of all 3

The keyboards of these pianos try to mimic the feel of a real grand piano. How well do they do in comparison with the digital pianos that come with true grand piano actions like the Yamaha Avantgrands and the Kawai Novus. Taking the price out of the equation and looking only at the control and the feel, would a Kawai Novus NV10 or the new Yamaha AvantGrand N1X be a considerably better piano or are we talking about nuances that might matter only for the best pianists?

I still own and play a Kawai ES1 -- still sounds good with headphones, although the speakers on their own need a little boosting. I've been researching for a couple of months and just can't seem to choose. Does the Roland with it's modeling technology really sound better than the Kawai?

Hi Tony, did you make these recordings from the headphone socket or were they made using a microphone? i.e. do they demonstrate the sound from the speakers?

I own the CA-78 and it is a really beautiful instrument. Optical and tonal. The sound is fuller than the Yamaha and the keys are very good. The new shiny black version is very nice. I have an rosewood. Nice too...

1. Kawai 2. Roland 3. Yamaha (higher notes too digital. I tried a lot but I don't like Yamaha samples)

You're a Yamaha spy))lol Played with different dynamics every time you changed your instrument! Well worked)

All have beautiful sound. Among them, the action of Roland 706 should be the best. But, suggest to buy Roland DP 603 with the best CP value.

CA-79 would allow me to record in MIDI format (SMF file) and be able to transfer the file to the computer. if not could you please tell me which model you recommend? Thank you!

Correct me if I'm wrong but why does he start his track playing bass notes only on the Roland LX706 and the Kawai CA78 but not on the Yamaha CLP675? This does not only lead to a sound of the Yamaha less voluminous but also makes the comparison less objective.

1. Kawai 2. Yamaha 3. Roland(

I have it: 1- Roland - most full sound 2 - Kawai - great sound and keys 3 - Yamaha - most sampled sounding looks great. I currently have a Kawai keyboard and I was thinking I would stick with them, but the Roland 704 is a great overall package. I think it sounds better than the 706 to me.

yamaha for the sound, roland for the andoid interface....nice video. thank you

1. Yamaha 2. Kawai 3. Roland

I bought the Roland S1 2 years ago and it shares alot of features with the LX-7 and the new LX-706. I really like the sound, looks and feel of this beauty but I understand the crticism of the sound being too digital. However you are able to tweak the sound alot and it is possible to get rid of the "sanitary" sound to some extent.

Amazing work !!!

My heart goes to roland... Tony greet as usual

Well these models may be superceded by now, but the interesting thing is the variance of opinions. Bonner's are correct - you really do have to try the pianos yourself to get a full impression. So, just superficialIy now: I enjoyed all three, but the Kawai (Shigeru) less. It's so boomy in the bass. Yamaha is so even and pretty. It wins (yet again) for me.

Hello, I just checked your store. You have both Kawai CA 98 and Yamaha NU1X, and they are somehow in the same range of prices. Which one do you suggest me based on natural acoustic sound, keys and action? Shall I go for Hybrid or digital one? Thanks

Roland LX706 has warm, smooth sound

I have always liked Yamaha and currently own CLP635. I do like the sound of Kawai CA78 as well.

I like the action of the CA78 but somehow the CLP675 just felt more responsive. The CLP675 also has better sound, especially through headphones.

Kawai sound is beutifull n best and the kawai keyaction is best.

How would you compare them to the new Casio GP 300 or 500? From what I have heard there seems to be a new player in town? Is Casio in the same ballpark or does it not really compare in terms of quality just yet? And since (where I live) the Kawai CS 8 and CA 78 are selling at pretty much the same price I was wondering which one to go with. Thanks a lot!

Hi, I am unable to decide between KDP 110 and Rp 501r/ 302, (and may be Yamaha ydp 164) . Frankly the Roland sound is not at all pleasing to me. I love the kawai timber. But Roland has escapement in its action and few other features. Should I be choosing Action over sound?? Need your valuable suggestions on this. My usage is mainly for contemporary, classical, jazz pieces and most importantly for songwriting and vocal accompaniment. Hoping to receive a reply.

Its very clear each one sounds different in a beautiful way. To me Yamaha notes were very open and clean , Roland notes were like Yamaha notes carved smaller and given a very smooth circular finish and slightly bend inwards towards the end ,very beautiful and Kawai sounded like Roland notes streached and made bigger and open .To me at this level when we compare similer level of pianos its all about what type of sound just hits you. There may be a little difference in speaker system but the sound quality of each one of then is just beautiful .

Imho kawai gf2 touch is the best, but i like yamaha sound better than kawai. Soooo ... Because sound can be tuned or even changed - i took kawai ca78 and two days no regrets :)

Roland has infinite polyphony but Iove the sound of kawai.

@9:53 What a nice time I had at the movies 🤭

How were the piano's recorded? Straight in or mic'ed? Great review and display of pianos!

Does anybody knows the titel of that beautiful song please? Thank you.

I would like to know the name of the song you are playing? Can the sheet music be purchased as a digital download??? Love your demonstrations, Tony. Playing the same tune on each piano is an "apples to apples" comparison, not "apples to oranges" i.e. when demo has a different style of music on each piano for a comparison.

What are the current prices of each in dollars?

Is there a digital piano that I can tune, like Persian intervals, etc.? thanks!

The Yamaha gives me those beautiful Rui Ruii the Seal Pianist vibes...I want a Yamaha piano with the Yamaha CFX Grand :-(

CLP675 clearly winner here, outstanding sound

I have a yamaha clp 685 . keys are too heavy . can say heaviest plus I don't like the hidden jacks . sound is good

please, anybody knows the melody he plays. I.,m trying to find but it is impossible. I would like to show to my children. king regards

They all just sound really good 😂

If my no. 1 need is a good action... Do I get the Roland or the Kawai?

Kawai has amazing tone but nothing beats Roland in terms of piano resonance simulation, those are the only pianos that actually require from you proper use of pedal for example.

Is the music that I am hearing coming from the speakers of the three pianos? And you recorded the sounds that coming out of those speakers? Or are the sound recorded into a Midi or .wav file and what I'm hearing is that Midi or .wav file?

hi just wondering if i bought the kawai, can i use a sound sample of the yamaha clp675 ?

Roland sounds most "digital" to me. Yamaha sounds a little less 'digital'. Kawai sounds least 'digital' which means Kawai is best among those three in terms of sound.

1. Kawai, Yamaha 2. 3. Roland (too much "digital")

Can u make a vedio comparing between Yamaha CLP 645 and Roland HP 605 which one is better ?

1 Yamaha 2 Kawai 3 Roland

Why is Kawai so difficult to get in the U.S. ? :S

I want to know the name of the music.. lol

What things are that near the Roland? In both sides....

Roland > Yamaha > kawai

Vipul 👉🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🙏🙏🙏🙏👍

1 yamaha 2 kawai 3 roland

only ROLAND

Kawai => perfect sound, perfect touch, beautiful design, the best quality price :) Yamaha => metalic sound, touch not feel as good as kawai , panel awful but beautiful design Roland => synthe sound , bass awful and I dislike the design , i dont recommand for this purpose

Roland has got some step, or hard to say, something like a click point. When you slowly press the keys you feel this. This exists in all the other Roland keys i tried. This is annoying.

Yamaha sounds amazing among all. While I noticed Roland comes worst sounds and kawai sounds better than Roland.

Roland keys are only wood on the sides.

1: Yamaha + Kawai 3.Roland

Those samples are no good. They have waaaaay different feel than the actual pianos they got the sample of.

Everyone knows, that the Yamaha sounds best, but the Kawai plays best (natural feel of the keys). So it depends on what you want most: Sound or feel.

No, the Yamaha and the Roland don't have wooden keys. The only one with wooden keys here is the Kawai.

1.Kawai 2.Yamaha 3.Roland