Garbage Piano, Don't Waste Your Money
340039
Garbage piano. I bought it because it was advertised as "80% off" and was originally $280 but there is no way anyone has ever sold this piece of junk for over $70. Which is too high even if you ask me. I really liked the headphones port so you can listen with headphones, but this isn't even available because the lowest setting at level 1 is too loud to listen to without wincing in pain, not to mention if you play more than 4 keys at a time you get pure static through the headphones. VERY disappointed with my purchase, and will never buy or recommend Hamzer to anyone.
607883
My Casio did  not come with the earphones. It was also smaller than it appears. Every day I wake up and wish I never bought it. When I am practicing I have such a hard time because the keys are TOO SMALL. I will never buy a casio piano ever again. To anyone that reads this review I urge you to stay away from this keyboard. It will be one of the biggest mistakes that you have ever made. Please don't buy this. I beg you. I am warning you that it will not be a purchase that you will ever want to make again.
1173705
Garbage.  Don't waste your money.  In addition to being made of very cheap and brittle plastic, I opened it as a brand new item and the first time I went to use it the battery compartment won't stay closed.  I contacted Ernie Ball and they say I have to pay to ship it to them before they will fix or replace it!  Last time I buy Ernie Ball products -- they clearly have quality control and customer support issues.
260062
I cannot believe I wasted $16 (a sale - which I thought was a good deal) on this dollar store quality junk. I'm not usually one to write a review but I don't want others to see the reviews and make the same mistake I did.

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my 5 and 3 year old and the saxophone was in pieces by the end of the day. They didn't even really play with them because it took a lot of lung power to get any noise. And it wasn't anything worth listening to. The harmonica is okay but that's about it. They've been trashed and it's a shame.
4767517
1 - Keyboard is good, Yamaha rocks.
2 - Everything else that comes in this "premium package" is a junk.

Stand does not fit the keyboard.
It is just useless, I'm thinking to use it as a dryer or throw it away.

Headphones are very cheap and basic, to me they worth no more than 10 bucks.
They must have been made for the dwarfs, they don't cover my average size ears very well.

Also I'm not using AC adapter because it is much more convenient to put 6 batteries in and enjoy the instrument without wires hanging around.

Resolution - I'd rather buy this instrument alone, save 25 bucks and don't have a bunch of junk in my house
2346482
I agree with the reviewer who said this book is childish.  The song selections chosen are grotesque.  You really think anybody is going to be impressed with a simplified one-chord-at-a-time version of Scarborough Fair? This book reminded me of why I hated piano lessons in the first place. They assume they know what kind of music I want to learn to play and only teach me enough skills so that I can muster up a lackluster rendition of some stodgy old "favourite".  My old piano teacher made me buy this book; I hated it as much as I hated her rapping me on the knuckles.  It took years to get over her - and this book - to get to a place where I wanted to learn to play.

Get a book that's a little more inspired, or at least doesn't talk to you like you're an unmusical idiot.
1841459
The piano is attractive, although a tad flimsy.  My 22 month old enjoys pounding in it a bit but I am very disappointed with the sound. You cannot even play Hot Cross Buns. It was disappointing that it was so un-musical. I should have purchased a cheaper, simpler one that can play a tune.
3644125
The piano is very nice looking.  Assembles easily.  I was expecting a better sound for $115.00 though.  It really sounds like an off-tune tin can.  Perhaps I am expecting too much, but I did expect a decent sounding piano.  I wouldn't recommend this piano.
1689225
I purchased this as a gift for someone who is new to records. This product is a piece of trash and here's why:

1. The needle head is misaligned and drags across the record on its right side, as if the arm was bent because the entire head is tilted clockwise

2. The speakers sound like they're muffled garbage because of the god awful preamp thats in the turntable.

3. The arms auto off function engages at will when it's not supposed to or when the record isn't over.

4. The legs are on springs? I know this is obviously meant to be some kind of shock absorber but it doesn't work as intended, actually the quite opposite. If you put the turntable on an unstable table or you have hard wood floors the turntable will skip constantly.

5. The light won't shut off even if the record isn't spinning? Who thought that was a good idea.

6. The counterweight is so useless, and the little skip stopping nob is also useless

Steer clear of this piece of s***. You're better off buying a crosley mobile player OR you can do yourself a favor and just not buy a crosley PERIOD. Buy an LP60 from audio technica, they're cheaper and work flawlessly.
1559760
Most all of the keys stick.  What a disappointment.  With all the other pianos to choose from, I picked the lemon of them all.  I read the reviews that said that they had encountered the same problem, but there were a couple of reviews that said they loved it.  I really thought that the red piano would really "pop" in the nursery....so I ordered it hoping it would be all right.  Ugh.  I am returning it immediately.
4233285
(this is going to be a long review, because music is a great thing, and if this is your first entry into pianos, i think it is really important that you know what you are getting yourself into with the yamaha dgx-205ad)

i am worried that many of the other reviews here were written within days of buying the piano, you should take them with a grain of salt, it takes more time to figure out all the quirks this thing has
i've had this thing for almost 2 years now, and have to say, it is simply not satisfactory, even for a beginner like me

Pros:

- a reasonable sound for the price
- easy to use
- hundreds of decent voices
- ample polyphony for a beginner
- light weight, so fairly easy to move

Cons that are merely a result of a low-priced piano:
(these will not be a big deal to you at first, but if you use this piano for more than a year, you are going to find that these things greatly hinder your ability to continue learning and playing)

- sound is nice if you've never played a real piano, but if you have, you can tell this thing is pretty far off
- keys, particularly the black keys, are very very difficult to press near the top - this is unlike a real piano - and makes some chords very hard if not impossible to play
- key resistance is unrealistic - you'd be looking at paying 700+ for a piano with hammer-action keys, so it's understandable that this feature is absent, but these keys get pressed at the drop of a feather, they are very easy to bump - even a low end piano could have put in a stronger spring to give the keys more resistance
- bulky, feels like a ton of wasted space, makes it a pain to carry

Cons that are a result of bad design:
(these will drive you crazy, and should be enough reason to not even consider this piano)

- if you press the "on" button, the piano takes about 7 seconds to "boot" up - you can play during this time, but you can't use the pedal - if you try to use the pedal, the piano will recognize the pedal in reverse position until you turn the piano off again - that is, you will get the sustain effect only when the pedal is NOT pressed - whether this is a "feature" or a bug, i don't know, but it is extremely irritating.
- every once in a while, maybe every 500 times you play a note, particularly when you are playing the keys very softly, the volume comes out loud enough to hurt your ears (as if the piano were suddenly on max volume and you pounded a key) - if you are in front of people, this butchers your performance.  if you are alone, it ruins your mood.
- every once in a while, maybe every 2000 times you play a note, no sound comes out at all
- speakers very occasionally hiss, as do headphones plugged into the headphone jack.  piano is overly sensitive to interference, a cell phone in the room will cause this thing to go wild

Conclusion:

I *strongly* recommend against this piano.  Yamaha is a good name in the business, but perhaps not for pianos in this price range - I would recommend any other brand, even a Casio, instead.  It's not as if this piano has some good features and is lacking others - the serious flaws should be enough to rule this off of your "might buy" list.

Even without the glaring defects like the random volume changes, this piano would only suit your needs for about 8 months of moderate practicing.  After that you will find that you need to upgrade.  So if you think you might be practicing for a while, you should go ahead and invest a little more in a piano, yamaha and others make some really great pianos for around 500 USD.  You will thank yourself in the future.
4885129
The stand is of poor quality and can not hold the weight of the Electronic Piano. This product is a no go in my opinion.
4621344
I bought the Axiom just 3 months ago but total times I actually used it is not more than 50 hours! So it is now not working. Blue screen is lit and blank, computer doesnt detect it. Null and ZOne buttons are also lit in blue color.
I checked all possible ways to solve the problem and found suggestions to change caples, USB ports, computer turn on and off pressing + and -, I have DONE all the advices and there is NO result.

I contacted M-AUDIO and they advice to return it back to dealer for repairs. Now imagine will I return it to AMAZON which is 10 000 km away from here????? How you imagine that? DO I have to order a new mainboard for the keyboard? It won't be cheap, and chances of it breaking again next day are 50/50 I would say ! I read many such examples on M-Audio forum !

I am very angry and sad ! I am student and not so wealthy to just throw it away and buy a new one. If I had more money would I buy it? No of course I would rather have ROland Fantom or V-Synth and not a midi controller, of course not M-Audio stuff.

SO DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM unless you are sure you can have it repaired easily, which is as I understand well, you have to live in the US. Then also you have to send it and recieve it more times then you may imagine.

very very dissapointed and starting keeping money again for a better keyboard!
1772361
I rarely take the time to put comments on product I buy, but I felt compelled to put something up that might save someone a buck.

About 20 minutes after I plugged in this keyboard, I realize both the backspace and the enter keys hardly work. You have to really bang (and I'm not exaggerating) the keys multiple times to get them to work. I'm shocked that a product can be so horrible and be sold on store shelves. I've bought many, many keyboards and mice over the years and never had any trouble with a single one. This one is garbage, plain and simple.

Steer clear of this garbage and invest in a real brand.
2680809
Pure JUNK, a complete rip off, impossible to put together, keys don't swing out easily, sent it back but lost the shipping fee, DO NO BUY! you will be disappointed!  Really small, Sounded good, terrible product!
3136296
First let me say if you see bad reviews on something don't purchase it. I should have paid heed to all the bad reviews on this music center. It is a piece of junk. Worked 1 month then totally blew up. Also the return procedure is horrendous. First you speak with someone who sounds like they are in their car the reception is  so bad. Then even though you are under warranty you must pay to ship it back. I never could figure out how to attach a file to the email they sent me so had to fax them copies of sales receipt. I will be surprised if I ever get a replacement and if it will work. Just might as well kiss my 60$ goodbye. Shame on Amazon for selling this junk!
3645582
The piano itself is decent, but I suggest working with your piano teacher first in understanding what kind u need before buying this through Amazon.