The internal speaker system is surprisingly powerful with 30 watts of stereo audio power going through 2 good size speakers. This is useful if you want to take the piano with you and play it somewhere (a friend or relatives house, a second home, church, school, etc).
Kawai mp8 vs pianoteq 5 portable#
Unlike conventional cabinet digital pianos, the ES7 piano top can come off the furniture stand and played separately in a more portable fashion on another stand with a single pedal (included).
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The optional 3-pedal system works very well and looks like an elegant mini-grand pedal assembly, and the piano seems to be solid. Otherwise the ES7 by itself comes standard with a black wire music rack as seen in the picture down below. There is plenty of room to put your sheet on it (which is super nice). The large matching designer music rack that comes with the Kawai furniture stand is very substantial as compared with what you would normally get from other brands so The semi-gloss black (or white) color of the piano is really nice and has a two-tone finish for the stand with satin ebony for the back part of the stand and semi-gloss ebony for the front & pedal unit so it's quite stylish. First of all, it looks attractive either by itself or when all assembled with optional furniture stand & pedals and is sturdy and well built with front support legs which none of the other compact pianos have. I have played all of them and the Kawai ES7 along with its optional furniture stand and 3-pedal assembly is a standout model for me because it has all the important features that I like for a price which makes sense for what is offered. As for Yamaha, right now they don't have a compact higher end portable style model with built-in speakers at this point with the features of the Kawai in the $2000-$3000US price range so it really boils down to either this new Kawai or the Roland model. Although the Roland & Yamaha compact home style pianos over $2000 have generally been more popular than Kawai over the years (I like some Roland & Yamaha models very much), I believe this ES7 has put Kawai ahead of the pack in terms of an all-in-one solution for an attractive higher end contemporary compact digital piano with excellent acoustic piano sound and realistic graded hammer weighted key action and superb pedaling, along with many other desirable features. When people think of portable compact digital pianos they typically want to spend less than $2000 and there are many models available in that price range and also a few over $3000US so they can get even higher in price.
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Kawai mp8 vs pianoteq 5 full size#
The piano alone (with includes a single full size piano sustain/damper pedal) is $1999US internet price and can be placed on a sturdy metal stand for about $100 more if you don't want the Kawai furniture stand and 3-pedal unit. The internet price of the Kawai ES7 piano with optional furniture stand & 3-pedal unit is $2507US (I recommend both stand & pedals should be purchased) which puts it in a higher price range than some other portable home pianos, but in many cases you get what you pay for and this is true of this model in my opinion. By the way, for those of you who do not know, Kawai is pronounced "Ka-WHY." The Kawai company is a direct competitor of the popular Yamaha for both acoustic & digital pianos, but Kawai is relatively small company and produces only pianos as compared to the large multi-product companies that produce a huge amount of pianos as well as unrelated products such as boats, motorcycles, keyboards, calculators, watches, etc., so Kawai is not as much a household word as some of the other brands, including Roland. Kawai is a well known & respected piano manufacturer from Japan and their acoustic & digital pianos are played around the world by pros, piano teachers, schools, churches, and families. My Previous ES7 review: In the world of digital pianos there are some models that really stand out in their price range for what they offer and the Kawai ES7 is one of those pianos because it is so unique in it being a furniture cabinet piano and also portable if necessary. Although the new ES8 is a great instrument, the ES7 was a very good portable pianos because of its piano action, sound, and pedaling at that time.
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The replacement model is the ES8 and you can learn more about it from my review at the following link: Kawai ES8 Review. UPDATED REVIEW - OctoKawai ES7 compact furniture style (or portable) digital piano is now discontinued.