Kawai, Roland (and the V Piano) (Page 2 of 2)

I think all, or most kinds of good brand real pianos, if in good condition and if well tunned, are at least good. Beyounf that it's personal taste.

I think one thing, that all digital pianos failed, is about powerfull strikes. Not just for classic and refined music... but the crazy one that jump in the piano and start to play as a mad, with rhythm and a lot of energy.

Let's be honest, digital piano keyboards, even the bests, have a limited dynamic range. If you play too hardy it's not the same thing.
The sympathetic effects somehow deeply affect the sound in real pinaos even, for pop music.

The speakers can't reproduce a real piano sound when for explosive strikes.

Maybe I'm exagerating a bit, and I never tried a digital piano in shape of a grand, with speakers around the piano body and where would be the soundboard.

But all youtube video I ever saw, showing someone playing a digital piano, are far to be like, someone playing a real piano.  The speakers, room accoustik reflection from the piano body sound...,  or whatever.. just make the sound different.

Even when modelled catchnevery aspect of true pianos, like woodnes, clear natural timbre, there will be need for better speakers systems.

One thing is match a recording, and other thing is match the live sound./
Evem when it's on a stage with sound system a a huge audience, there is a significative difference. A real grand sound good and while the best stage pianos sound always as a digital stage piano. Don't know exactly why that happned, if the real thing and the digital are connected to a sound sytem.
I really dislike to see Elton John and Ray Charles playing in digital pianos.