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Tonebase
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Digital Piano for Serious Headphone Practice – Kawai CA vs Roland LX? - General Discussion - Tonebase Piano Community
July 20, 2025 - From what I understand, this allows for a broader dynamic and tonal range, perhaps not more “realistic” in the traditional sense, but very compelling in its own right. Roland also offers progressive (continuous) pedal sensitivity, while Kawai still uses a more conventional half-pedal mechanism.
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YouTube
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Kawai CA901 vs Roland LX-9 | Comparison & Demo - YouTube
The most important factor in choosing a piano is how it feels when played. Ted discusses the differences between the Kawai CA901 and the Roland LX-9, while a...
Published   August 16, 2024
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/digitalpiano › comparing kawai ca-901, yamaha clp-885 and roland lx9
r/DigitalPiano on Reddit: Comparing Kawai CA-901, Yamaha CLP-885 and Roland LX9
August 18, 2025 -

Hey guys, incredible enough there are almost no reviews comparing these 3 models. I'm about to buy one. Can you please give me your honest opinions on these?

I actually liked CA-901 but It sounded a bit quite; they told me It was because the room was so large and the positioning of the piano wasn't great. I could already discern that the quality of sound was great but what I'm looking for in a piano is to feel the vibration, the bass like It's hitting a chord inside me.

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Reddit
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r/DigitalPiano on Reddit: Roland LX9 vs Kawai CA910 vs yamaha 885 CLP
August 12, 2024 -

Looking for advice on choosing a piano. So far, I've only had the chance to test the Kawai, which left a great impression. Any recommendations or insights would be much appreciated!

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I tried all of them and ended up buying the Kawai. The Yamaha is, I am certain, a very good piano but I didn't like the action - personal preference. So it was between the Roland and the Kawai. I loved the Roland, but not necessarily more than the Kawai, the actions were both enjoyable and responsive, and I liked the sound of the Kawai a tad bit more. I liked the look of the Roland more though. What made me make my decision is that here in Canada, the Kawai is 2000$ cheaper than the Roland. In the end, I'm very happy with my purchase, I don't have any of the sticky or clicky keys issues that some report on the forums. I did get a weird issue where I upgraded the software of the touch panel and it crapped out, I had to reach out to Kawai and they sent me a special update file which fixed it, took 3 days total to end up fixing the thing. Some people complain about the touch panel, I don't mind it really. I don't do much in there besides changing the piano or the presets once in a while and if I wanted to do more in there like tweak presets and stuff like that, you can always use the ipad or phone app which is identical to the interface you have on the touch panel. Also, with volume above 60% you can feel the vibration of the soundboard and that's really enjoyable, the sound is great. The SK-EX Competition grand and SK-EX concert grand samples are amazing and the other 3 pianos are really nice too. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase and have no regret, but I'm sure the other two are also excellent options. I don't remember as I haven't tried it for long as I didn't like the action but, the Yamaha samples of the CFX and Bosendorfer are probably amazing too.
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Love my CA901 still
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Reddit
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r/DigitalPiano on Reddit: Question on Roland LX-9, Kawai CA-901, Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885
February 24, 2024 -

I am a beginner and choosing one of them for practice in long run. I personally think actions is more important.. but cant decide yet;”)

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YouTube
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Digital Upright Showdown: Roland LX708 vs. Kawai CA901 vs. Yamaha CLP-785 - YouTube
Today, we have 3 of the best digital upright pianos on the market: the Roland LX708, the Kawai CA901, and the Yamaha CLP-785. Join Ted as he explores these t...
Published   August 22, 2023
Views   15K
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Digitalpiano
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We compare CA-901, LX-9 & CLP-885 - Digitalpiano.com - Norges største utvalg av digital piano, digital flygel, stage piano
The Roland LX-9 is ideal for those who prefer a modern design with advanced features like a sleek touch display and Virtual Resonance Modeling. The Yamaha CLP-885 offers exceptional sound with its Yamaha CFX & Bösendorfer Imperial sound engine and Binaural Sampling, making it a great choice ...
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Digitalpiano
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We compare CA-901, LX-9 & CLP-885 - Digitalpiano.com Croatia
The Roland LX-9 is ideal for those who prefer a modern design with advanced features like a sleek touch display and Virtual Resonance Modeling. The Yamaha CLP-885 offers exceptional sound with its Yamaha CFX & Bösendorfer Imperial sound engine and Binaural Sampling, making it a great choice ...
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AZ Piano Reviews
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Digital Pianos $3000-$7500 - 2025 REVIEW | LOWER PRICE HERE
December 8, 2025 - With the Kawai brand, their best key action comes in their Concert Artist series (CA701, CA901) as well as those models being available in a wide selection of cabinet color/finish choices and price points. With the Roland brand their best key actions comes in 2 different models (LX6 and LX9) as well as being available in a nice selection of color/finish choices and price points among those models.
Find elsewhere
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Reddit
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r/piano on Reddit: Unpopular opinion Top Digital pianos vs uprights
September 16, 2024 -

I recently had the chance to play some top-tier digital pianos the Kawai CA901, Roland LX9, and Yamaha CLP-885 and I found that their action and sound were significantly better than most, if not all, entry and mid-level upright pianos. The ones who were significant better they would be 4x times + the price of this models I just said. However, whenever I browse Reddit, I often see people putting down digital pianos.

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I mean, I kind of agree that many higher end digitals are much better than the average upright. I think most people's opinion is heavily colored by a few factors. What they've been told by teachers and other pianists in general about acoustic superiority and often even brand superiority. Most haven't actually played on that many pianos and have little to actually compare to.... ...which leads to the mere exposure effect kicking in to make them think "what I'm familiar with is good... what feels different is bad"... unless superceded by the great marketing of my first point (even if someone didn't like a Steinway, they'd be unlikely to voice that opinion). The reality is that all pianos have a very different feel. And a good pianist needs to be able to adapt to them rather than blindly dismissing them as inferior. A lot of older teachers literally haven't even tried many modern higher end digitals and are going off of their opinions of keyboards from 20 years ago. For me, at the end of the day, I'm almost happier to show up to a gig that has a nice digital than a questionable acoustic. At least the action will be consistent on the digital. A huge amount of pianos aren't maintained particularly well. Even advantages acoustics might have like the action allowing for quicker repeated notes (not really an issue you have to deal with THAT often anyway) can be rendered moot. Many times I've prepared accompaniments with rapid repeats on a digital instrument only to show up and be unable to play them on the acoustic instrument because the action hasn't been well regulated and the piano generally hasn't been maintained in years. I remember a particular piece I was playing where the entire melody was essentially single note tremolos and about half the notes that I needed could respond while the other half could not. At least if it had been a digital it would've been consistent (and in tune). There's also just the issue of people having preferences for the weight of their actions, the "EQ" and tonal balance of a given instrument (for instance, Yamaha and Steinway are on opposite ends of that spectrum). And also people will often dismiss the sound quality of a digital, but they aren't keeping in mind how much bias they have because most grand pianos they've played have been well maintained, placed in large, live rooms with good acoustics, and were specifically voiced for those spaces. I play on a huge number of pianos and the Yamaha C5s and C7s are particularly prevalent and let me tell... the same piano sounds VASTLY different in different spaces. But pianists rarely develop the ability to truly appreciate the difference that makes the way a wind or string player does.... taking their very portable instrument (the exact same one) and playing it in hundreds of different places and really noticing how much room acoustics matter. One of the worst things the digital hate does it convince beginners that they are somehow crippling or limiting their development by playing on a digital instrument. I literally do this for a living. I do most of my practice on digital instruments, and often on entry level ones for sheer convenience (like the Yamaha P-125 I practice in a closet when I'm tired of being in my studio and want a cozy space). I can pull a LOT of phrasing and crisp and articulation and wide dynamic contrast out of digitals and I can do the same on whatever acoustic I'm playing on in whatever space that instrument is in. I can practice on one and perform on the other (which is basically ALWAYS the case for pianists) with no need for some major adjustment. That's part of the skill of playing piano is to do that. Entry level instruments of all sorts are amazing these days compared to 20 years ago. The instruments themselves are RARELY the impediment. People getting in their heads thinking they need to buy new shit when they really just need to practice is the real impediment. Nobody should feel drastically limited by even their entry level digital and certainly not by the higher end ones. I end up playing lots of pianos of all stripes and brands right next to each other at trade shows. Yeah, they are all different, but it's rare that I find anything these days that's just unserviceable outside of unweighted and semi-weighted instruments... and even those have their place (but not as a piano substitute). Most people's opinions are just not widely informed and are heavily biased by the group think. And musicians are superstitious as fuck. Classical leaning musicians are often ultra-traditionalist to a fault (and even to their physical detriment... looking at the flute players and inline G...). Almost nobody can escape developing their opinion by the general broader culture of the instrument and that sort of culture is very slow to change and adapt.
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Digital is the way to go. I got a yamaha p525. It's amazing. And guess what, I can move it by myself. You can pick up cheap baby grands because they cost hundreds or thousands to move. Unless you have a forever house with a big room for a piano. I say digital ftw. Screw the haters. Let them collect their over priced records.
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Piano World
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Kawai CA901 or something else? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
Hello. I'm new here. But when it comes to pianos, I'm not new, but I haven't played for a long time, because my greatest achievements were in school and high school. Now that I have children aged 7 and 13, I've found that they have a knack for music like I used to. I would like to buy a...
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Reddit
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CA99 vs CLP785 vs Lx708 : r/piano
February 2, 2022 - The sound of the Roland is "different", for me ersonally a deal-breaker. The ca99 comes in 1 piece, so good to check on that. If you want the best action check out the hybrids: Yamaha N1X or Kawai NV10s. They are heavy but can be moved quite easily as long as you have some strong friends.
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Reddit
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r/piano on Reddit: Next best thing apart from a real ACOUSTIC piano?
June 15, 2024 -

Classical pianists. In your experience, whats the best keyboard for ‘serious’ repertoire? I´m far from a beginner so by serious I mean studying trascendental etudes, rachmaninoff piano concertos, bach cantatas and chorals transcriptions, etc. Thats sort of my repertoire at the moment.

The obvious answer is to get a real piano and theres nothing I would like more, of course! however that may still be two or three years away as my money doesnt allow it (cue in CRYING EMOJI). If you have to go for an electric keyboard, whats been in your experience the best ‘piano-like’ hammer action that replicates an acoustic piano the closest in terms of heaviness?

Any ideas? thoughts? Whats been your experience like?

Thank you very much.

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Piano Planet
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Roland vs Yamaha vs Kawai: Best Digital Pianos 2025
September 10, 2025 - The Kawai CA901 features the Grand Feel III wooden key action, let-off simulation, triple sensors, and a powerful speaker system that creates warm, resonant tones.
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Reddit
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r/DigitalPiano on Reddit: Kawai CA901 vs. Roland LX-6
March 21, 2023 -

Hi everyone,

I have been playing the Roland FP-30 for 4 years now. Attend music school and definitely want to continue next year.

Time for something new :-) .
In music school I always play on an acoustic upright piano and this is always different in terms of feel, keys and pedals than the Roland FP-30.

I would rather not have a purely acoustic piano because headphones are also useful.
A silent piano is too expensive.

So look for a better digital one :-)

I have now tried the Kawai CA901 in a store and it has a really nice sound, but also a very good key feel.

However, I saw that Roland also has a similar model, with slightly longer built-in keys and comparable in price. However, I can't find a comparison anywhere with the pros and cons of both pianos.

Can anyone provide more information about the difference, pros and cons between the Kawai CA901 and the Roland LX-6?

Or an additional question... should I perhaps compare the Kawai CA901 with another piano? If so, which one and why this?

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Piano World
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Roland LX708 vs Kawai CA901? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
Hi all - I'm looking to upgrade from my old Yamaha p60. Currently around level six with a goal of advancing to around level 8! Budget is $6k. Unfortunately it's not a good time to get an acoustic. We have a baby due in March and I won't get to play it regularly until a few years down the ...
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PianoClack
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Roland LX-9: Page 2 - PianoClack Forum
August 12, 2024 - Something went wrong while trying to load the full version of this site. Try hard-refreshing this page to fix the error · I maintain that whoever is at the helm should be fired immediately, that is, if Roland stands a chance at redemption; which at this point seems unlikely · I’ve been ...