Christopher S. Cornette
21 de octubre de 2018
Excellent value for amateur or student use
I am a professional musician (not a pianist) and my son is taking piano lessons. I decided it was time to upgrade the very basic keyboard I had been using for Finale entry, ear training, and to plunk out ideas for years and get something with weighted keys for my son to practice on. After a lot of research, I chose the YDP143R. It appears on many "best digital pianos under $1000" and "best beginner digital piano" lists.The sound is very good, if not outstanding. It is plenty good for non-professional use in a medium size room (living room or similar). The touch of the keyboard is also very good if not outstanding. The graded weighting gives you the exact feel you would get on a decent acoustic piano that was somewhat broken in - it actually feels a lot closer to a professional acoustic piano that the upright acoustic I grew up with. The keys have a very small amount of left-right play (most people will probably not notice this - it's pretty subtle).In my research, what I found was that in order to improve in any significant way on this model, you'll need to spend at least another $500. The 163 model has bigger more powerful speakers and a bit less of that left-right play on the keyboard. But it's a fair bit more money. Personally, I think that unless you are a very serious or advanced student, aspiring professional, or just somebody who has money to burn, the 143 is likely to be a pretty ideal choice.If you are a professional, you'll want to look at the Clavinova series or similar models of other brands, assuming a quality acoustic instrument is not in the budget. If you are a student aspiring to be a professional, I'd seriously consider doing the same. For most students, or amateur enthusiasts, this piano is right in the sweet spot - more than good enough and priced very well.All that said, a few observations: It does take a bit of set up, but it's nothing anybody with a fleeting familiarity with a screwdriver can't tackle, although you may want to recruit a friend to assist you in a couple spots during the process. The overall piano is relative light - you won't be lifting it by yourself easily, but moving it around is easy enough for one person, and two people can move it up or down stairs fairly easily. The keyboard cover seems to be in need of a little improvement; the plastic is medium quality and the sliding action is loose along part of the track and kind of tight along part - not a deal breaker at all, just a minor annoyance that may even go away with use. The pedal board could use a little reinforcement. The control buttons are not intuitive - you can plug your phone or tablet into the USB jack and use an app to control the features - I'd recommend doing this if you have any desire to switch voices, record yourself, or use the metronome.Unless you need a whole lot more instrument, this is a very solid choice.Ver másVer menos
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