Is Kawai ES110 reliable?
At this price point all DPs are more or less the same in terms of reliability. I once asked a guy in music service center which brand is more reliable than others and he told they all are the same, they are getting broken DPs from all brands in equal proportion.
Yamahas though are consistently mentioned as very solid and reliable (Yamaha p115 or p125 has the same price as ES110), but in the end, it either breaks or don't, it's just pure luck. My bet would be on Yamaha on this particular subject. As for this Casio model - I wouldn't recommend this one for sure, it's way too cheap to be reliable and it's action is awful not only in touch, but also in durability.
But ES110 as a piano is better than p125 in my opinion, if you like it, pick it. As I said, if it breaks or not - it's just luck.
Kawai ES110, my review
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Hi, I'm a cheap guy and looking for a reliable digital piano. I don't care much about the best sounding or best piano feel in the price range but my main concern is reliability and durability. In my third world country, returns is very, very difficult. Shops here almost never honor warranty. That's normal here and that's not my concern. Will the Kawai ES110 last lots of years? Like even 10 years maybe with average usage everyday? I see a lot of videos and forum posts about this model with keys failing, speaker problems and other qc issues. Or is it better for me to buy a cheaper one like the Casio CDP-135 simply because I don't see anyone posting about its reliability?
At this price point all DPs are more or less the same in terms of reliability. I once asked a guy in music service center which brand is more reliable than others and he told they all are the same, they are getting broken DPs from all brands in equal proportion.
Yamahas though are consistently mentioned as very solid and reliable (Yamaha p115 or p125 has the same price as ES110), but in the end, it either breaks or don't, it's just pure luck. My bet would be on Yamaha on this particular subject. As for this Casio model - I wouldn't recommend this one for sure, it's way too cheap to be reliable and it's action is awful not only in touch, but also in durability.
But ES110 as a piano is better than p125 in my opinion, if you like it, pick it. As I said, if it breaks or not - it's just luck.
You may want to check the comments in this thread first.
I would like to know your current opinion on which keyboard would be a better choice for a complete beginner. All threads that I can find, that compare these two models are a few years old.
Both are available to me in Europe at a nearly identical price.
While the Kawai ES110 is the older model, the good about it is that it comes included with a quality pedal, much higher polyphony (192 compared to Rolands 96), and has great piano sound, but I have found reviews, where many complain about bad build quality and loud action. Also, the main way to connect to a PC is through Bluetooth MIDI, but to connect it with a cable, one needs to buy an additional USB to MIDI cable.
Roland FP-10 (which is still available to me in Europe) comes with a very basic ON/OFF pedal, that will need to be upgraded down the line, and has, what is described as the best action at this price point with PHA-4 Standard, and can be connected to a PC easily with a USB cable. But there are many complaints online over Roland clicky keys (which seem to appear everywhere where PHA-4 is used) and very heavy action.
The sound quality of both can be heard in this comparison from Merriam Music (the tested Roland is FP-30, the older model, before the release of FP-30X, and quite similar to the FP-10):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8eUinFl3o
I can not test either, as they will be ordered online. I would like to ask for help deciding. If anybody has any experience with either of these two digital pianos, which would be a better buy in 2022?