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Overview
The Yamaha P-225 and the Kawai ES120 will provide a common research project for comparison points. Both are 88-key, weighted, portable digital pianos and both are from acoustic piano companies that also make a wide range of digital pianos. The Kawai is slightly more expensive than the Yamaha, but these two instruments are pretty close to an apples-to-apples comparison based on the intended customer and the price.
Specs
Yamaha P-225 (H3)
192-note polyphony
CFX Sound Engine with a resonance engine, reverb, and other sound effects
4 Speaker, 14 Watt system with 2 rear-facing speakers and 2 forward-facing tweeters
6 sound categories with 4 variations each
Bluetooth Audio
USB Audio
Sound layering and keyboard splitting
Onboard Audio Accompaniment with 20 rhythm styles
Dual ¼” outputs
Kawai ES120 (H3)
192-note polyphony
Harmonic Imaging (HI) sound engine
2 speaker, 20 Watt system with tone ports to allow sound out of the top of the instrument
25 sounds with 8 acoustic piano options
Bluetooth Audio and Bluetooth MIDI
Dual ¼” outputs
The HI sound engine uses unfiltered, stereo samples so it has the fattest, raw audio samples to generate its piano tone. This provides a very authentic acoustic piano experience. As with acoustic pianos, each piano has a different character so any preference toward the HI sound engine will be determined by your acoustic piano preferences.
The Kawai ES120 has more editable sound parameters than the Yamaha P-225.
Action
Yamaha P-225
The Yamaha Graded Hammer Compact (GHC) has a more compact keystick compared to the P-125 Graded Hammer Standard (GHS), which means a lighter instrument with a smaller form factor. The difference in weighting from the edge to the middle of the key is more dramatic due to the shorter key stick, but this should only be noticeable to more experienced players. The GHC action utilizes a dual sensor with a matte finish on the black keys and a gloss finish on the white keys.
Kawai ES120
The Kawai ES120 uses the Responsive Hammer Compact action with a dual sensor. The key stick is longer than the P-225 so it has a more uniform and lighter feel. The black and white keys have matte finishes.
Tone
There is a very different character between these two instruments, and personal preference will always come into play. How each performs in the various pitch ranges can often be the deciding factor.
The Kawai has more acoustic piano tones while the Yamaha has a greater variety of sounds.
Features
Both instruments have basic recording functionality that lets you record straight to USB keys. Stands and triple pedals are available for both keyboards as well.
Final Thoughts
The Kawai ES120 has a much-improved design compared to its predecessor, the 110. It has one of the most premium-looking cabinets of any of the portable digital pianos from any of the manufacturers, right up to the $2,000 price point.
Both of these instruments tend to be less dynamic than the equivalent Roland, the FP-30X but are quite similar to each other.
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