CASIO PX110CS PRIVIA 88 KEY DIGITAL PIANO
ZPI TRI-ELEMENT SOUND SOURCE;32-NOTE POLYPHONY; 88 REAL WEIGHTED HAMMER ACTION KEYS; 11 TONES, 20 RHYTHMS, 60 BUILT-IN TUNES,;8 DIGITAL EFFECTS, BRILLANCE, DSP and ACOUSTIC RESONANCE SYSTEM; LAYER and SPLIT, 1 SONG 2-TRACK 10,000 NOTE MEMORY;MIDI IN/OUT, BASS REFLEC SPEAKERS, DUAL HEADPHONE CONNECTIONS FOR TEACHER/STUDENT USE The Privia is the revolutionary digital piano that makes it possible for just about anyone to experience the joys of playing the piano. Stylish, compact, and priced for affordability, the Privia provides authentic piano sound and feel in your room or just about anywhere else. The new PX-110 also incorporates a Bass Reflex System that improves low frequency sounds.
Scaled Hammer Action Keyboard for authentic grand piano feel.
Lower notes play relatively heavier than higher notes, just like the keys on a grand piano. Selectable touch sensitivity even lets you configure the keyboard for a light touch that makes it possible for your fingers to really fly when they need to.
Stereo-sampled Tri-element ZPI Sound Source.
A Stereo-sampled Tri-element ZPI sound source includes separate waveforms for strong key pressure, medium key pressure and light key pressure, which accentuates the differences between the sounds produced by each. Multiple stereo-samples are also taken of tones produced by an acoustic grand, from the low range to the high range. Notes remain natural sounding and realistic from the moment a key is pressed until the note decays, providing you with sound quality that is virtually identical to that of an acoustic grand piano. 32-note polyphony helps to ensure you never lose notes due to damper pedal operation.
High-quality, versatile tone, with layer and split.
In addition to grand piano tones, the Privia also includes strings, pipe organ, and other tones. A Layer feature allows simultaneous play of two tones, and a Split feature lets you split the keyboard between two different tones.
Feature List
ZPI Sound Source with tri-element
32-Note Polyphonic
11 Tones
20 Rhythms
MIDI In/Out
8 Digital Effects, Brilliance, Pedal Effects and DSP
Layer and split
60 Built-in Songs
1 Song, 2-Track Song Memory
Customer Reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: My Kids Are Happy Comment: I got this piano for my daughters since they started piano lessons. It sounds and feels like a regular piano. For the price, it is a good buy. Customer Rating: Summary: great value, quality instrument Comment: I just started taking piano a few months ago. As an adult learner I didn't want to commit to an upright until I see how successful I am at this new "hobby". This piano is the perfect compromise and I recommend it to anyone.
Pros:
It has pressure sensitive keys allow you to play as loudly or softly as you desire.
It has a volume dial for keeping your practice quiet.
There is a headphone jack for keeping your lesson completely private.
88 full size keys as opposed to cheaper toy versions of keyboards make it easy to switch to an upright when you play on your teacher's piano for your lesson.
It has some measure of portability, so it would be easy to sell on ebay if the time comes as opposed to an upright piano which would be harder to sell.
Cons:
Even the loudest setting is fairly quiet, so you would need an amplifier to play in public.
It's a little heavy and cumbersome to take out and about.
Since these are my thoughts as a new piano student, I thought they may be helpful. I often tell my husband that "I love my piano." So I guess that statement speaks for itself. Customer Rating: Summary: Exceptional Quality Comment: The keboard plays very much as a piano with much less weight, space, and maintenance. My favorite aspect of the keyboard is touch response, which allows me to create different sounds based on how hard I hit the keys. This feature expands the selection of songs I can play, and improves the quality of my compositions. The multiple tones of the keyboard also allow me to have fun in experimenting with other instrumental sounds aside from the piano. Customer Rating: Summary: The best Comment: Awesome, pretty close to a piano. We just love it. Great sound and very good looking :D. The price is a +. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent keyboard for the price. Comment: I took piano (on an upright piano) for about seven years before I went to college. I got this keyboard as a birthday present in February 2007 (I had done the research and found it). It has lived in my college's on-campus apartment since then, and in a storage unit over the summer, and has experienced no problems. In the past year of use, it's been a great tool.
Pros:
Very nice, sleek look.
Enough choices to have fun - different tones, recorded songs + songbook, etc - while still "professional".
Pretty easy to adjust to weighted keys.
Good sound.
Comes with a free pedal!
Cons:
The sound of keys is very apparent while playing. You can solve this by using headphones or turning the sound up a bit.
A bit weighty - I don't know what keyboardists lug around, but this one's hard to move around casually.
Overall, I'd highly recommend it! A great value for the price.