Hmm trying to find the start of the thread and can't so I will go off what I have.

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.

        Seablade

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki <eric@zhevny.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 09:43:37PM +0800, Ray Rashif wrote:
>    Yamaha does wonders in this area..DGX620. Weighted 88 keys, fun to play; a
>    piano with effects but uhh..not a piano. On the higher side of the dollar
>    scale is the P series, though the P-140 is quite a jump from P70 which may
>    be around the cost of the DGX..arghhh I can't remember really. What I can
>    remember is that P-140's sound is superb, I mean you can actually play and
>    tell that what you're playing on is something of quality - like you know
>    it's good wine, the real deal, the shiat. Look - I am no pianist. If I
>    could tell the difference, it really means something.
>
>    So looking at Yamaha's offerings, I'd pick the DGX because it's the most
>    versatile of the lot (well, weighted is about the only feature of a piano
>    it has). You get quality from the Ps, but not the functions of a keyboard
>    (dunno about the 70 but 140 does have MIDI out). Well, good luck.

I've long wanted to get a yamaha cp300. Of all those I've played it
feels really, really good to me and sounds great. But, it was more than
I wanted to spend so I settled for the casio px-310 (now replaced by
px-320). The casio feels pretty good for the price compared to other
stuff in that price range. The sound is also pretty good. But, having
played and heard something better (the cp300) I'm always a little
disappointed when I sit down in front of it.

-Eric Rz.

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