![]() I'd love to hear from you if they are worth considering.Īs far as I've read about it, I don't like this one. The RD-2000, on the other hand, was released about two years ago. So, it does again give the feeling of buying an outdated product which might be replaced soon. The Fantom X8 is again about five years old. The Fantom X8 apparently has an 'Ivory feel' keyboard. I've heard that the action on the RD-2000 is amazing. This does limit the range of the piano sounds but I would not care if the quality of the sounds are great. So, I expect the piano sounds to be put together well. Yamaha owns Bosendorfer and the CFX range of pianos by Yamaha are great themselves too. The 128 note stereo polyphony is great and it has an actual FM synth, unlike the Kronos. From what I've heard from people who play it, they love it. I have played with a Tyros that I used to get for gigs from a company who used to sponsor some of the gigs I did. Giving the feeling of an outdated product within approximately 1.5 years. Also, it doesn't help me that Nord changes/ updates the models almost every year. I also read some reviews saying that the split mode is limited. Though, I don't know how much of a difference that makes. I don't appreciate that the Nord Piano 3 has a Keyboard itself as it has a triple sensor technology instead of the double sensor one on the Stage 3. But if the quality is great, it seems to be a decent comprise. Also, it does not have as many sounds as most of the other keyboards on the list. The cons seem to be the polyphony as it does about 60 voices on a single piano sound in stereo. I find it to be much more useful in a live setting than finding it in a menu on a touchscreen or something similar. I like the hands on controls that this keyboard offers. Although, it is still a great all rounder and the interface will be easy to switch to as it will be almost the same as the Krome with added features. That said it's been released since more than four years which gives me the feeling that Korg might replace it, although there is not much competition in the market to force it to. Which is much more than that of the Krome. It has 120 voice polyphony on single mode. But of course, since I don't really love the sounds on the Krome, I am a bit sceptical. I am used to Korg and this is an obvious upgrade. That said, let's get to what I think about these keyboards. Although, I wouldn't mind a change if it is worth it. I'm quite used to the interface as I had an M-50 and an M-3 earlier too. I have been using Korg keyboards for quite some time now. I do not like the piano sounds on the Krome. ![]() Although, I wouldn't mind the speakers if it doesn't add too much weight, not that it is a big deal. I also don't care about in built speakers as I mostly connect the keyboard to an amplifier. So, backing tracks, drum tracks and arpeggiators are completely useless to me. That said, I almost never take a laptop with me on a gig and rely mostly on the keyboard's capability. I end up almost never using the recording capabilities of the in built facilities of keyboards. I record music mostly on DAWs on my computer. I do like the seemless transition/ patch remain on the Krome although it does make the previous sound a bit louder when changing which I don't appreciate. I often end up covering some complicated songs which need several patches, layering, splits etc. But, I do need a keyboard to practice at home too. ![]() ![]() I will rely on the grand pianos in the conservatory for most of the refinement of the pieces such as adding colour to it and as the action on a grand is much different than that of an upright at least. I'd like to change that if any of these keyboards offer that (I'm not too sure if any of them do). I find it annoying that sometimes when I sustain the piano sound on the krome, rather than dying off slowly, it does that to an extent and then cuts off. So, a good action and a decent piano sound is a must. Needless to say, a lot of my repertoire is Classical music, ranging from Ravel to Liszt to Shumann etc. I have been playing piano since I was three. So, I have to rely on the internet for the most part. As I do live in New Delhi, it is almost impossible to try these keyboards in person. Since, I'm not too pleased with the capabilities of the Korg Krome and adding to that the price of having it sent to London this year would be almost as much as the keyboard itself, I was wanting to replace it with a newer, higher end one. I live in New Delhi, India at the moment and I have a Korg Krome 88Key and a Kawai KX-21 Upright Piano. I was considering these keyboards as I'm about to go to a Music Conservatory in London, England this year. Which keyboard should I buy? Options: Korg Kronos X 88 Key/ Nord Stage 3 88 Key/ Yamaha Montage- 8/ Roland Fantom X8 or RD- 2000/ Kurzweil Forte 88 Key/ any other good keyboard you might suggest.
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