"The Yamaha YDP160 Digital Home Piano Will Simply Blow YOU Away. YOU Basically Have A Grand Unit For Quite A Fraction Of The Price Of A Real One!" |
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Yamaha Arius YDP160 Digital Home Piano Review
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Price: $1,349.99 (currently priced/price may change) Return Policy: The Yamaha Arius YDP160 Digital Home Piano has a 30-day FULL money back guarantee. Yamaha also offers a three-year Rock Solid Reliance parts and labor warranty on particular digital piano models including those in the YDP series. Brand: Yamaha Model #: YDP 160 Recommended Merchant: www.amazon.com About The Product: Since Yamaha has been manufacturing acoustic grand pianos for over a hundred years, nobody should know the true sound and feel of one more than Yamaha does. So you can bet their Arius YDP-160 Digital Home Piano carries the same sound quality. Piano sounds are reproduced with Advanced Wave Memory sampling system which recreated digital sound that's closest to a real acoustic. An Arius design pedigree also comes with its Graded Hammer Action keyboard which is a far cry from graded soft touch types. Graded hammer action recreates weight, movement and natural resistance of a true acoustic piano's mechanical keys, so when you play on this digital, you get the same heftier touch when you play on the low notes and more feathery resistance when you go to the higher region. Another plus is the YDP-160's half-damper action and three piano style foot pedals that amplifies sustain and prolongs note decay like no other. And finally, the 20W per channel speakers will no longer require you to hook up your digital to an external amplifier to get the best sounds. The Yamaha YDP-160 comes in an attractive case finish that you'll love having in your living room. It's like having a grand when your space or budget couldn't handle a real one. |
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The Good Stuff:
 A great elevation in digital piano technology boasting of amazing piano-like sound and feel at still an affordable price
Graded Hammer Action keyboard for more realistic, acoustic-like touch response
Advanced Wave Memory sampling system creates sound close to that of an acoustic instrument
Dynamic Stereo Sampling is comprised of 3 multiple stereo recordings of an actual grand piano to provide subtle differences in volume and timbre
Built-in song recorder and metronome make the instruments ideal for piano lessons
Handsome, wooden housing graces your home with the same elegance and class an artisan grand piano would, but at a fraction of the size and cost
20-watt amplifiers provides appropriate sound levels with no external amplification required
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The Bad Stuff:
 None, except maybe that it's more pricey than the lower models but you're actually getting more than what you pay for
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Product Specifications:
The Yamaha Arius YDP160 Digital Piano includes the following standard specifications:
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Product Features:
Listed below are some of the features that come with this Digital Piano. Take a quick look below...  True Piano Feel and Expressive Control with realistic weight gradations-heavy in the lower end, and light in the upper
Premium Graded Hammer Effect (GHE) action of the YDP-160 provides even greater expressive control than Graded Hammer Standard (GHS)
AWM Stereo Sampled Piano sounds with Dynamic Stereo Sampling for the ultimate in instrument realism
Damper pedal includes an authentic half-damper effect, giving you nuanced expressive control over the sustained sound
50 specially selected built-in piano songs of standard piano repertoire for your listening enjoyment or as a rehearsal tool
20W x 2 Amplifier provides amazing sound quality
Attractive dark rosewood cabinet finish with matching piano bench gives a clean and classy look
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Our Verdict:
If you have never been really impressed with all the digital piano models in the market today, the Yamaha YDP-160 Digital Home Piano will blow you away. Play on one with your eyes closed and you're most likely to believe you are playing on a real grand. The intricate sounds it produces with all the variations in intensity and smoothness are closest to the real thing. Added to that is the exact replication of the Graded Hammer Effect - so you don't have to adjust your striking intensities since it mimics the touch of the real grand. All other added features such as the built-in recorder and metronome come in handy, but even without these, you're having a grand unit for quite a fraction of the price of the real one! Amazing buy! |
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Customer Feedback-
"I've had this piano for about two months, and I absolutely love it! It's obviously not the same as a real piano, but it comes darn close! It has great sound, and I love being able to adjust the volume or wear headphones so I don't disturb the neighbors. If you don't have the space for a real piano but want a great sound and enjoyable playing experience, you won't be disappointed." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Unlike the Casios, the Yamaha piano is sturdy. Unlike the Casios, the key action is very realistic and the sound generation excellent, with nice and well rounded warmth and color. Yes, it's not a real, mechanical piano, but when you play it feels very natural." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "I am a music teacher of 10 years. I wanted a new piano for my lesson studio, but very particular about what I wanted. I needed a nice, full size digital piano with graded hammer action keys and good piano sounds. Needless to say I got exactly that! My advanced students say they've never played on a more realistic feeling piano (even for a digital piano). I got WAY more than what I paid for!" - Actual User Review - Sweetwater.com "I am so very pleased with my purchase of a Yamaha YDP-160 Digital Piano and Bench. I can't believe the sound that emanates from this piano. The touch is unbelievable--like a grand piano." - Actual User Review - Guitarcenter.com |
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