<div dir="ltr">Hmm trying to find the start of the thread and can't so I will go off what I have.<br><br>When starting to learn Piano some time ago I ended up buying a M-Audio Prokeys 88 when it first came out. I personally think it was a great buy, and they now have the SX series which is even less money. The keys are hammer weighted and feel very good to me, though I am not really all that much of a pianist myself. It has some decent sounds on board, and basic effects(Reverb, Chorus, etc.) with midi input and output. Only catch is no onboard amp, but that isn't really a problem for me as I run it through my monitors anyways. At any rate, I would suggest giving it a try if you only have so much to spend.<br>
<br> Seablade<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki <<a href="mailto:eric@zhevny.com">eric@zhevny.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 09:43:37PM +0800, Ray Rashif wrote:<br>
> Yamaha does wonders in this area..DGX620. Weighted 88 keys, fun to play; a<br>
> piano with effects but uhh..not a piano. On the higher side of the dollar<br>
> scale is the P series, though the P-140 is quite a jump from P70 which may<br>
> be around the cost of the DGX..arghhh I can't remember really. What I can<br>
> remember is that P-140's sound is superb, I mean you can actually play and<br>
> tell that what you're playing on is something of quality - like you know<br>
> it's good wine, the real deal, the shiat. Look - I am no pianist. If I<br>
> could tell the difference, it really means something.<br>
><br>
> So looking at Yamaha's offerings, I'd pick the DGX because it's the most<br>
> versatile of the lot (well, weighted is about the only feature of a piano<br>
> it has). You get quality from the Ps, but not the functions of a keyboard<br>
> (dunno about the 70 but 140 does have MIDI out). Well, good luck.<br>
<br>
</div></div>I've long wanted to get a yamaha cp300. Of all those I've played it<br>
feels really, really good to me and sounds great. But, it was more than<br>
I wanted to spend so I settled for the casio px-310 (now replaced by<br>
px-320). The casio feels pretty good for the price compared to other<br>
stuff in that price range. The sound is also pretty good. But, having<br>
played and heard something better (the cp300) I'm always a little<br>
disappointed when I sit down in front of it.<br>
<br>
-Eric Rz.<br>
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