Hi Michael, hi pj and thanks for your input
I recently watched a video on YouTube with a nice comparison between the Casio CT-X700 and the PSR E363 and E463 (
https://youtu.be/eB3un92Rfbs see the « Upgrade on the competition... » topic on this board); watching this video, I was really amazed at the sound quality of the Yamaha keyboards and I was really surprised that when recorded digitally (since both the E363 and E463 have an onboard digital audio interface, which I find pretty cool), to my ears the E363 sounded as good as the E463; now, at least, I know the reason (same soundchip).
There was a dispute on Youtube about this particular video as to know whether there was some DPS applied to the Grand piano voice of the E463 which was not used for the E363 Grand piano preset, but I strongly doubt that apart from lots of reverb, Yamaha would apply effects to an acoustic piano preset on this range of keyboards.
I assume that the audio to digital converter would also be the same on both keyboards.
The fact that the polyphony is now of 48 voices is certainly a great improvement. As for the Cool! and Sweet! voices, the Sweet! Classical flute, Trumbon and Harmonica were nice additions to the E453. I’d like very much to see a Sweet! Clarinet and Violin in the E473 in two years, it would be great for jazz and country tunes.
Yes, I’d like to put my hands on the service manuals.
Best Regards,
Vinciane.