The 2 acoustic piano sounds are recorded (sampled) directly from these large concert grand pianos and the N3X has a huge internal speaker system inside of it to project that concert sound out of the piano in a way where the sound moves around you like it would on a regular grand piano. The N3X grand piano key action has been slightly modified to fit in its smaller 4′ deep custom cabinet and it really does feel and behave like a real acoustic grand piano and that’s the #1 thing that people look for in a piano…how realistic is the key action? How does it feel when you press down the key and play across the keyboard? Those are the questions piano shoppers ask and the Yamaha N3X passes the “stress test” when it comes to giving you the sense that you are playing a real acoustic grand piano.Īs far as piano sound goes, the stereo piano sound chip in this model has 2 distinct grand piano tones…one of them from a 9′ Japanese Yamaha concert grand and the other one from a real 9′ European (Viennese) Bosendorfer concert grand. Regular acoustic baby grand pianos measure on average about 5′ deep. The N3X is called a “hybrid” digital piano because it has an actual Yamaha acoustic key action with all moving parts like a real grand piano and is the only digital grand piano on our list to have such an action. The N3X has a new piano sound chip in it along with upgraded features and functions. – Yamaha N3X AvantGrand hybrid digital grand piano $17,100 store discount price – This model is an updated version of the original model than came out a number of years ago. Yamaha N3X AvantGrand “hybrid” digital piano In our opinion you should always stick to the top name digital piano brands that people know and trust and that will reliable and enjoyable to play Those pianos have key actions that are noisy, clunky, and don’t have good key action movement, the piano sound is tinny and without expression with very uneven tone from one note to the next, and other playability issues. In other words they look good on the outside but they are not good on the inside. PSO means “piano shaped object” because there are certain brands of much lower quality digital grand pianos that may have nice looking cabinets but they just don’t qualify at all in terms of actually playing like a piano.
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Currently when it comes to the main digital grand pianos out there, Yamaha has 3 of them, Roland has 2 of them, Kawai has one, Samick has 2 digital grand piano models, and Dexibell digital piano company from Italy just came out with a new one called the H10 mini grand.īeyond all that, there are (what we call) the “PSO” digital grand pianos.
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I personally play these pianos for many hours (most people don’t do that and have little or no access to these pianos) and we analyze all the specs carefully to put out reviews and content that you can trust and will help you make the right buying decision.Īfter more than 40 years playing on acoustic and digital pianos and advising people on what piano will best fit their needs and budget, when it comes to digital grand pianos we are the experts. We don’t talk about discontinued models that are no longer made and we don’t regurgitate other content from other web sites. When we do reviews, they are the real thing. 5 Best Digital Grand Pianos for 2021 – Reviewĥ Best Digital Grand Pianos – REVIEW | $5000 to $17,000 | for 2022 | Yamaha N3X, Roland GP609, Yamaha CLP-765GP, Kawai DG30, Yamaha CLP-795GP, and Samick SG500.