Best Digital Pianos for Under $1,500 | Brands, Models & Features

Best Digital Pianos

In a way, we’re kind of in a new golden era in the piano industry these days, especially with regard to how realistic digital pianos have become. The amount of high-quality, convincing options with great piano sound available for under $1,500 is truly remarkable. Today, we’re going to go through our essential list of the […]

Kawai GX-2 vs GX-3 Grand Piano Comparison, Including Features, Benefits, Price & More

Kawai GX-2 vs GX-3

The 5’11” Kawai GX-2 grand piano is among our top-selling instruments here at Merriam Music, but for some folks, the 6’2” GX-3 is worth the extra spend all day. In this article and companion video, we’ll be comparing the Kawai GX-2 vs GX-3 side by side. This should be helpful as these two instruments often […]

Kawai Novus NV5 Hybrid Digital Piano Review

Kawai Novus NV5

With the release of Kawai’s NOVUS NV10 hybrid digital piano, Kawai completely raised the bar in terms of what was possible as far as touch is concerned with a fully acoustic action in an otherwise digital piano. The main drawback of the NV10? The price. When the Kawai Novus NV5 hybrid digital was announced, the […]

Electric Pianos vs Digital Pianos: What’s the Difference?

Electric Pianos vs Digital Pianos

In today’s article, we’re going to tackle one of the most commonly asked questions by piano shoppers; What are the differences between electric pianos vs digital pianos? Are they just the same thing? And which one should you be shopping for? Read on and find out! Electric vs Digital Pianos: Are They the Same Thing? […]

Kawai KDP-120 vs Yamaha YDP-144 Digital Piano Comparison & Review

Yamaha YDP-144 vs Kawai KDP-120

Today we’ll be comparing the new Kawai KDP120 digital piano and the Yamaha YDP-144. Both of these instruments are surely going to wind up in countless Reddit threads, Piano World Forum posts and even Amazon reviews as people try to figure out the better fit for them in this extremely competitive home piano part of […]

Kawai CA58 Digital Piano Review

Kawai CA58 Digital Piano

The CA58 essentially sits in the middle of the pack as far as Kawai’s Concert Artist series (CA series) is concerned, as it’s certainly a professional quality instrument built for serious institutional use, but it doesn’t have all of the latest technology like the top CA series instruments do.

So, for the purposes of this review, we’ll not only cover all of the relevant details of this instrument, but we’ll also identify who might be served from bypassing the CA48 and coming up to the CA58, without jumping ahead to the CA79.

Kawai KDP70 Review & Demo – Affordable, High-Quality Instrument

KDP70 Digital Piano

Few companies can compete with Kawai when it comes to affordable home-based digital pianos. Today, we’re going to be looking at the Kawai KDP70 digital piano.

We have already done a comparison between the KDP70 and the upgraded KDP110, but this is a very deserving and interesting high-value digital piano that we wanted to take a longer peek at.

We’ll be discussing the piano sound, touch, and important features of this KDP series model. We hope you enjoy this article and would encourage you to check out the companion video review, so you can hear this thing in action.

Kawai CA99 Digital Piano Review & Demo – LCD Touchscreen, Grand Feel III, Concert Artist Series

Kawai CA99 Digital Piano

Welcome to another digital piano review over here at Merriam Pianos. Today, we’ll look at the flagship model of Kawai’s Famous Concert Artist series (CA series) as we check out the Kawai CA99 Hybrid Piano. The Kawai CA99 has 100% wooden keys, a real solid spruce soundboard, and the SK-EX Rendering sound modeling engine. In […]

Roland F140R vs Kawai KDP110 Digital Piano Comparison, Review & Demo

Roland F140R vs Kawai KDP110 Digital Piano

Welcome to another Digital Piano Shootout article and companion video here at Merriam Pianos. In today’s piece, we’ll be comparing the Roland F140R and the Kawai KDP110 – two fantastic home-based digital pianos available for under $2,000 that happen to be very popular here in North America. In fact, when it comes to the mid-range […]

Roland RD2000 vs Kawai MP11SE Digital Stage Piano Review -SuperNATURAL, Grand Feel, Virtual Technician

Roland RD2000 vs Kawai MP11SE

Kawai MP11SE vs Roland RD2000 | Introduction If you’ve ventured into the world of stage pianos, and are looking at the best the market has to offer, it’s pretty much guaranteed that during your piano research you’ve come across the Roland RD2000 and Kawai MP11SE digital pianos. These are two of the most highly respected […]