The piano simply blows you away with the experience it offers. The grand piano sound is magnificent, and the sound surrounds you from all sides. Initially, I was skeptical about the resonating board, but it does a great job – the whole instrument gently vibrates, including the pedals, just like a real piano. It's a pity that the board doesn't resonate when playing with headphones. There are also no hooks to hold sheet music on the stand.
I can confidently say that it plays better than a cheap acoustic piano.
The black glossy finish is stunning, adding incredible elegance, and it's really worth the extra cost – the matte black looks like it was once glossy but has been sun-faded for 20 years.
The wooden keyboard with ivory imitation is comfortable for the hand, the surface of the keys is pleasantly rough. The black keys are entirely made of wood, but here Kawai gets a big minus, because below the keyboard line they are not well-grinded and you can get scratched playing deeply on the white keys.
The tablet interface is relatively intuitive, but nothing special. However, the tablet itself has a ridiculously low resolution, and the pixels are painfully noticeable, plus it lags terribly. At this price point, I would expect something better.
The piano comes fully assembled in a huge box on a euro pallet and is incredibly heavy (120kg with pallet, boxes, etc.). Getting it up the stairs to the first floor was a challenge, and my back hurt for a week – but it was worth it :)
The set includes a lot of sheet music, probably 12 albums, and a 3-month access to an e-learning platform.
In summary, I highly recommend it. There is no better electric piano.
