Hello - I'm hoping for some advice on whether to replace my SX-900 with a CVP-805.
I have a Feurich upright acoustic piano with a silent system. I also have a P121 (73 key) and an SX-900.
I'm about to take my ABRSM grade 7 piano exam and have background on other (non-keyboard) instruments. My work schedule doesn't leave me a lot of time to play (average of an hour a day). I focus on improving my piano playing skills. As I've progressed with piano, I'm beginning to understand the importance of the feel/touch/sensitivity of the keys. Much of my playing is with headphones because of the living setup.
My Feurich in silent mode is ok at best. The keys lose a lot of the sensitivity and the sample is not great. The SX-900 has wonderful voices and styles, but I don't like the keyboard itself or the small number of keys. The P121 has a superior keyboard to the SX-900 and superior piano sound to the Feurich in silent mode. So the elements I want are split across three different instruments!
When I play the SX-900, I really enjoy taking a fake book and playing tune after tune using purchased arrangements. I enjoy the live performance aspect, and often a tune turns into a jam. Or I improvise on the spot. I haven't done much tweaking or adjusting of arrangements or voices or styles. If I don't like a voice, I just move on and find another one. I don't create polished arrangements to come back to later. I don't expect to paly with other people (so the portable side of the SX-900 isn't important). To the contrary, one thing I want form the instrument is the feeling of playing with others.
I'm thinking of replacing the SX-900 with a CVP 805. I think this works for me, because:
* my priority is playing the piano, and I'm increasingly understanding keyboard feel
* I need to be able to play with headphones
* I want a great keyboard feel and a great piano sound when I play with headphones
* I'll lose some of the live controls of the SX-900, like pitch-bend, which I don't use much
* I'll lose some of the creative sides of the SX-900, which I also don't use much
* I think piano room will be fun, as it looks like adding the backing band is quite easy
* staying with Yamaha lets me leverage what I've learned on how to use registrations, and I think much of the core functionality is similar
* the registrations I have can be converted (I believe someone on here has built a tool)
What do you think? Am I missing anything? I appreciate this is all about personal priorities, and then budget. Given my priorities, does it make sense?
Much appreciated!