Best instrument for pianoteq

I've played the GP500, but not the CA97. I have tried the Kawai Grand Feel keys though (CA97 is GF II, which is said to be a relatively minor refinement of GF). No question I'd go for the Kawai. But this is a very individual and personal decision. Just spend more time with both keyboards until you get a feel for which one you really prefer. They are quite different in feel, so it shouldn't take you too long to decide.

Since you have narrowed your choice to premium cabinet digital pianos, would you consider to extend your range of choices? There are new LX/HP series of Roland. The reason why I am suggesting them is because you carry about a key action and Roland action in new series is quite improved and has a lot of good opinions; of course the opinions are highly personal and biased but it would be worth considering them.

Hi Steven,

If you ask me about the keytouch on the CA97 I'd say I cannot be happier.

Now, after trying PTQ through my CA97 speakers a lot of times with different settings I came to the conclusion that it doesn't sound the way it should sound.

To have a satisfactory experience with PTQ you need a neutral couple of monitors, since the sound system in the CA97 is somehow coloured or tuned to enhance the onboard sounds, and that's something I'm pretty confident of.

On the other hand, it's not that I couldn't live by playing PTQ on the CA97 speakers, but to be honest I always end up playing the onboard pianos which sound way better through the soundboard.

Should I speak out my preference, I love CA97 pianos as much as PTQ's. For me PTQ is just a sound expansion but I can live happily without any of them.

Hope it helped a bit.
David