How does it sound without using headphones? Interested in an electric piano with good quality sound without sounding "tinny" or fake. thanks
1058465
First of all, (unfortunately) I am not a musician. I got this piano for my son's lessons. To my untrained ear, it sounds terrific. When he's played for others (including professional musicians), they have all commented on the quality of the sound that's being produced. We have been very happy with this purchase, good luck with yours.
1058466
Sound quality is in the ear of the beholder. I think the sound is excellent for the size of of the speakers. Also, you can equalize the sound by choosing other instruments.
1058467
I use this piano mostly for composing and for live recording (not through midi or headphones). I love the sound. It's deep and rich. It's not a $30,000 grand, but for the price I haven't found a better sound. The other voices available are the best I've found also.
1022088
Hi- the keys are weighted and it feels and sounds like an upright. It plays wonderfully and there is no other key noise that we can hear. It's worked out great for our beginner player!
788519
No. You just hear the music through the speakers or headphones. If you press keys, you will hear what you play at the same time, though. I am fully satisfied with the quality and features of this piano. Please see response from Terence Fitzpatrick for some more details.
1219350
Yes, the sound is very loud. Two piano played at the same time and still can hear it. You can turn the volume up and it sounded like a wooden dock, dock, dock, etc...
728727
Mine is sweet little spot in a corner of big living room, and its directly on the floor. I usually do candles and old vinyls and I listen to my music lying just next to it. So I don't need big sound basically. I did my pairing few years back so there could be many better products. For me "Rega Phono Mini" as stage and "Zeppelin" by Bowers & Wilkins works great. I usually wash my vinyls in cold water using liquid dishwashing detergents to give crisp sound and if vinyls are light weight I use Michell clamp. But planning to replace Zeppelin with "Geneva Sound System" Model L or XL in black piano finish for ultimate sound. You must check this out too http://www.genevalab.com/sound/us_en/genevasound-xl-wireless/ thanks
697389
Chris - I think my last response got lost or cut short(my mistake). I'll try again. The short answer to this is no. I ran through all the presets and even some tweaks I use and cannot find any standard piano sounds. There are a couple/few organ sounds you can work with. If you want standard piano sounds, you can buy a MUCH cheaper keyboard/MIDI controller for that purpose. All that being said, this is probably the best musical instrument purchase I've ever made. I'm not really a trained musician, but the sounds I can create with this micorKorg are amazing. I hope some of this helps. MK_from_PA
1770332
Not an expert, but the weighted keys give the feel of a standard piano, and the sound quality is very good, however, I did notice that on some of the higher notes, you can hear a bit of an echo, but it is faint and only hear it if you are playing those notes only for a long time.
1119386
I love the sound on my Yamaha but I did buy a sustain pedal, otherwise everything sounds staccato. I bought the pedal style, it is heavy so it doesn't move and it resembles a piano pedal. The voices are very good, the organ and string ones especially
1238907
For general use in a home living room, we use the built-in speakers. My daughter takes piano lessons on this keyboard; our house is too small for a piano, even an upright. Reason for purchasing was this keyboard is a good value in that it has weighted keys and feels like a real piano and the price point is low for good quality. I'd imagine you can use almost any amp. It has outputs.
1794234
This is the only electronic piano we had ever owned. We love it. During our search, we looked at several but did not get this one next to the 105. So I can't give you a fair answer. I can say that this one has a very robust soud quality and I doubt you will be disappointed.
949558
Scott,$250 is a low price for this piano. I paid around $500 and I am still very happy for what I have. This is one of the best investments I have made. I am a professional violinist and I can speak with no dought of the quality of this product. Let me know if you have any other questions.
2002440
I hesitated to answer because it may be a matter of opinion, but then again, you are asking for an opinion. Here it goes: I think the sound is just great. Considering there are music systems for over a grand, this one looks fine, it fits in my limited space, and the sound is good. I am really pleased that I made the choice to purchase this machine!
2105909
The pedals on this keyboard are pretty good - you can do half or quarter pedaling and I've found it to be pretty realistic. I've also never had any problems ever with voices cutting out on this piano due to too many keys pressed at the same time, and as far as I can tell you can hold the pedal down and press every key and they will all continue to sound.
1974883
Yes, it is excellent! Lighted keys only enhance the learning experience. The sound however, is much better with headphones, especially the bass.
1440395
For the price it produces a wonderful "grand piano" sound. I would not use the word "toy like" at all, though if you want a digital piano with a bigger and better sound you will have to spend a MORE money. The more you spend on a digital piano, the better the sound. I would suggest you go to a "Guitar Store" or some place where they sell them, and try out digital pianos first. The digital piano I use most often was a Yamaha Clavinova and cost $3,000.
1684810
Its great for beginners! I purchased it a few months ago. I got new strings for it though and the sound improved immensely. On youtube "the online piano tutor"(she does violin too) has a really good review on it. :-)
1944003
I play acoustic piano. On gigs, I use it to play bass/drums rhythm tracks and it does well. I plan to get another and chain them for a fuller sound, but one has been enough for me so far.