The 10 Best Jazz Piano of April 2023 | Why Pink Floyd

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•  Best Overall: Yamaha DGX670B 88-Key Weighted Digital Piano 

Although the DGX-670 is a marked upgrade over its forerunners, I feel Yamaha might have done better by designating it the DGX-770. Like its forerunners, the DGX-660 uses GHS key actuation and has rather weak speakers. The DGX-670's high-quality audio playback and extensive feature set are two of its many strong points.

•  Best Design: YAMAHA P71 88-Key Weighted Action Digital Piano

Those who place a premium on reason and logic will appreciate the Yamaha P71. For those just starting out, keys with a graded hammer standard action are the way to go. Key weight is comparable across acoustic and electric pianos. Thus, it won't be long until an acoustic piano can imitate an electric one's tone. In addition, they help build the strength and stamina in your fingers, which are necessities for playing the acoustic piano well.

•  Best with Bluetooth: Roland F-140R Compact 88 Console Digital Piano   

The Roland F-140R is a modern digital piano that is thin and unobtrusive. Its small footprint is perfect for tight quarters like flats, dorm rooms, and hallways. It makes excellent use of available space and presents a sleek, modern aesthetic. Roland's F-140R deserves all the acclaim it's gotten for being a successful product.

•  Best For Lesson Mode: Alesis Recital Pro - 88 Key Digital Piano Keyboard

As with its smaller sister, the Alesis Recital, the Recital Pro has a keyboard with 88 keys. While the standard model's keys are unweighted, the Pro model's keys are fully weighted to simulate the experience of playing an acoustic piano. This digital piano, and others like it that incorporate weighted keys, is more expensive because of its more advanced capabilities. The feel of playing on a weighted keyboard is very different from that of playing on a regular keyboard or an organ without any weights.

•  Best Dynamic Sound: Donner DDP-300 Professional home Digital piano  

This is really vital knowledge for any piano teacher. The Donner DDP-300 has 88 keys that are fully weighted and meet the requirements of the Graded Hammer Standard. Its GHS key action is a big step forward in terms of accuracy compared to other replicas of the Donner and makes this toy seem more like the real thing. To put it another way, an acoustic piano. The Donner DDP-300's weighted key is one of its outstanding features. Similarly, the GHS features imitate the phenomena where the weight of a real (acoustic) piano is lighter towards the top end of the instrument and heavier at the bottom end. This is a very rare price point for a GHS keyboard.