Korg PA5X Yamaha Genos Keyboard Sound Comparison | Top 10 Popular Sounds 

Nice comparison. But a better test to me would be to run both of the units through the SAME sound system.

I don't mean to bash the GENOS, and I know that Yamaha actually make acoustic pianos, but it just seems to me that the Pa5x has more definition and realism to it. That's just me though. As well as the other sounds too, considering they are based off of their own past keyboards, like the KRONOS, Nautilus and I think the SV-1 as well.

Korg sounds more rich. It seems Korg samples have more atmosphere and depth in them. May be more mics used... I am not sure. But from what I hear, I would go with Korg.

The sound test should be with audio out, not from the camera microphone. Camera recording by the microphone is unreliable.

Yamaha sounds like ROCK EQ - more spread/wider, studio sounding, deeper but slightly thinner Korg sounds like POP EQ - more front facing/concentrated, live sounding, shallower but slightly richer

I love the sounds and the richness of the Korg PA5X as the Yamaha is cut a little short for quality. I also think that the Speakers have a huge difference if you really listen. I bought from Technologic a set of Speakers with adjustable base and treble and volume for $100.00 same as the speakers for Yamaha. Why pay more right. LOL I also think it boils down to preference in what you like to hear. More Mello tones are easier on the ears.

The Korg sound better but,it's a 2022 machine...vs 2017 machine, so, imagine in 2017, the Genos was in advance but the principal thing too, it's rythme section and between this gap of time (2017vs2022) , what i listen on you tube about the Pa5x , didn't surprise me in positive way. Between that, thank you for your time and work!!!

In my humble opinion, finally the Korg Pa5x sounds are comparable to Yamaha Genos. Both sounds comparisons are apple-to-apple. Both are provided great sounds and they are unique on their own. We need both.

I have played both, and the PA5X has a much better cushioned-keybed action 🎹 to play, whereas the GENOS 🎹 is like playing keys hitting a hardwood plank! Also the Styles on the PA Korg keyboards are better than the Yamaha PSR Styles. The new model PA5X has the musical power of the sound tracks of the blockbuster movies film 🎥 scores when played through my PreSonus R65 stereo monitors. Enjoy your YT demo videos Graham 👍

First off thank you for the video comparison. I honestly feel that both of these are magnificent instruments. Being honest, I believe sound preference is so subjective, and even that with many people has been shown to be very fallible in blind sound tests. Perhaps looking at the features of each keyboard, and seeing what better suites the needs of each individual as a player would help define a better choice. In all honestly from a sound perspective, if I couldn't make decent music with either of these, the problem is me as a player. One thing that is a huge deal to me is the difference in price and honestly for me this would likely be the deciding factor. $1000 less for the the Pa5x is huge and I am honestly surprised Yamaha hasn't lowered its price to counter. This type of price difference really makes the decision for me.

Still a great sounds from Genos I mean half Korg and half Yamaha but I don't like the price for Yamaha which is still $6k till yet so PA5X for me good sounds and new technology plus $1k less.

The Korg PA5x this time round for me, nice playing

What an awesome comparison and amazing playing you did! 🌿🙏🇺🇸

I am lucky enough to be able to have both of these instruments. One big difference is the keyboards used. Korg have used a semi weighted keyboard that might not suit every one. Yamaha's keyboard is considerably lighter and for the more senior player this can make a big difference regarding fatigue of the fingers. One big difference I found is in the Organ Simulator, where both instruments offer actual drawbars, percussion and leslie rotor simulations. My Pa4x wasn't very good at all regarding this area, and the Pa5x has seriously stepped it up to a better quality Hammond organ simulation. But in my opinion, the Genos blows away the korg big time here. Pa5x now offers a far wider selection of high quality Piano simulations, like Austrian Grand, Japanease Grand, Italian Grand, German Grand and many more. Yamahas Genos so offer many, but the main one remains their CFX Concert Grand. And as of 2023, I know Yamaha have created a better sample of this CFX Concert Grand which is included in their latest CSP Piano Range, Plus Yamaha have their Bösendorfer sampled Paino which isn't included in the Genos. I would also point out the obvious, in that the Genos is several years old now, being compared to the brand new Korg Pa5x released end of 2022. Consider what Yamaha is going to release in response to the Pa5x, maybe later this 2023. I look forward to a comparison of a new Genos, to the Pa5x in the near future.

Great video ! Thank you !!❤

I'll keep the Korg be one it's just my humble opinion and choice...

I like both of them the reason why I would go with the korg they have a 88 Version. Yamaha doesn’t

You should have compared the line signals because both competitors have completely different speaker systems.

On your experience witch one do you recommend for quality and what's the difference in cost to buy each one .much appreciated thanks bryan

Jeesh I was looking for a hammond sample and I came across, you, the legend from that iffy show on the telly! I hope your Mandy is OK! Those keyboards sound delicious, and you are a brilliant player.

Thank you, I'm new to learning keyboard but this was great. :) X

Genos all day long, I just picked one up so I'm a bit biased. I didnt get the Yamaha speakers though, I got some high end full range units with an amp so your mileage may vary. Used to have a Korg M1 but Tyros to Genos, they're absolutley killer. Winner all day long.

I wish every single keyboard demo worked just like this on so many of them they talk and talk and talk and if you’re totally blind as I am, this is fantastic because I know which keyboard you are playing this is fantastic. I really wish people would do more demos with percussion and vocals choir and orchestral sounds. Thank you so so much that’s why I said just subscribe to this channel. Thank you very much.

Thank you. I enjoyed it as much as, it shows, you enjoyed it.

Thank you for great presentation. They both good. I have PA 5x 76. Nice love it. But genos on some instruments more natural. If I could listen to more sounds.

Nice comparison 👍🏻

Honestly though don’t think it would matter much if you run them through filters for the korg or Yamaha. But as for base sounds the korg has more presence.

Ok...the sound of that keyboards is beautifull..but Also your playing Is Amazing too...

The Yamaha has impressive samples without doubt however, when it comes to the depth at which you are able to modify styles, sounds and effects, the Korg (PA4x in my case) is a professional instrument with limitless possibilities. I will not be purchasing a PA5x as I decided to purchase a Kurzweil K2700 for use as a PA4x Master Keyboard and MIDI Controller. In order to have complete control of every PA4x parameter to be controlled remotely, I'm utilizing a Novation Launohpad X with it's custom mode for PC Changes to the PA4x. This will allow me the use of the incredible sound library of the K2700 as well as the vast array of VST2/3 Plugins I use via Ableton Live 11 Suite. The only instrument family which is somewhat lacking in my opinion on both the Yamaha and Korg are the Guitars, Acoustic and Electric. For this reason I employ vir2's Electri6ity, Acousti6 as well as MusicLabs Real Guitars and drive them in real-time via the Korg PA4x Guitar Mode in the styles section. When the need arises and no suitable rhythm guitar is achievable I defer to MIDI Instruments like NI Electric Sunburst, Vintage Electric or Strum Acoustics with their real time chord decoding. For passages needing realistic guitars w/o the need of Korg's Guitar Mode, Vir2's Electri6ity offers realism beyond belief. I've recently moved platforms to the new MacBook M1 Max w/32 gbyte of memory and 11.2 Ventura OS. This new Apple SoC (System on a Chip) is so powerful and latency free that even 100 armed midi instrument channels add no noticeable latency , clipping or any unwanted artifact. Before investing in a new GENOS or PA5x I strongly recommend looking at some of these options as it gives you flexibility beyond belief.

Incredible. Both sound idenaclel certian sounds. Nice comparison Im sure yamaha will make a new genos next year

What type of external speakers are those? Thxs

Graham I remember seeing you on BGT a long time ago you were hilarious !!!!!

In my opinion........the Korg sounds better, more realistic when playing guitar, sax etc. Yamaha almost a thinner, tinny? sound at times. If you weren't comparing then the Yamaha would sound pretty good but when put up against the Korg......no contest.

Excellent review 👍

For a long time I doubted whether I should trade in my Genos for a Korg. Thanks to your video I now know for sure. I keep my Genos. 👍 The instruments were sampled on the Genos, I wonder if this was also done on the Korg. It sounds less natural in my opinion.

Feel like the Genos has cut the low a bit more with a HP filter than the Korg. I think that is what gave the Korg more definition and beefy tone,

Lets face it I have owned Korg and now own Genos I think both much of a muchness A lot of people would not no difference or happy with both. Thanks for great demo. Les.

Thanks for your effort to showing this comparison 👏. ❤, Actually, due to the different amplifiers and speakers, maybe it could be a little hard to compare. When there is the possibility that both of them connect to one sound system, I think it could give us a better horizon to compare them. Thanks for sharing this valuable video clip 🎉.

Nice and professional video tk,s

Hallo Herr Rimmer Ich habe heute ihr Video entdeckt. Auch wenn ich nur ein Viertel verstehen konnte ( ich komme aus Deutschland ) fand ich trotz alle dem Ihr Video klasse. Ich bin eigentlich Yamaha tyros 2 User, aber was ich heute hier gehört habe macht mich sprachlos. Ich wollte erst die Genos, aber bei Yamaha gibt es Sachen die mir noch nie gefallen haben. Die Korg steht jetzt ganz klar auf meinem Wunsch Zettel. Vielen Dank für das Videos 👍✌️

Great Comparison!!

The Korg PA5X sounds have realism in them whereas the Genos sounds like electronic/DSP encoded sound. Maybe it is just me, but from the demo I felt the Korg PA5X definitely sounds far superior. The sounds are full-bodied in the PA5X; however on the Genos the sounds are impressive, with the added reverb and other stuff it sounds artificial.

great test. Korg is softer, Yamaha is sonorous. But maybe it's the acoustics.

It is a matter of taste what to choose. Piano comparison for example make no sense without comparing it with the real pianos. Both great products

Hey Rimmers Msuic, could I stop the flickering lights into a permanent light on the PA5x? It makes me crazy watching it. Thanks

Yamaha electric ,KORG ,natural !!!

I think all the voices and sounds are nearly the same quality. It depends on what you prefer. If you prefer pure workstation with lots of editing and more effects, I think PA 5x wins for this, especially with the first 88-key arranger that supports aftertouch and ribbon controller. If you just enjoy the sound-only, just pick Genos (or CVP 809 if you want the 88-key version).

Both are great keyboards. It's a matter of choice and preference. But Korg has been know for their sounds. I also heard Yamaha actually owns 51% in Korg (have not verified it). But they keep the companies separate and technologies apart for good reason. Both are both reliable Japanese made keyboards.

Korg sounds fresher to me... is younger... but: It's maybe because not recorded directly by a automixer - that would have been better (3 Inputs: Genos, PA5X and you) ... maybe next time - but very nice comparision! Compliment!

I would have liked to hear direct line sounds for comparison while muting camera track.

Both are great. Sometimes it seems to sound better yamaha and other times korg...

Are we hearing both through their different sound amplification systems? Or is the sound we hear coming directly from the line-out of both? The sound amplification system of both are different and that would not be a true comparison. Thank you for your show.

Still not convinced the acoustic pianos in the 5X are any better than their predecessor products (ugh). Korg 800/3X/4X , as much as I'd love to move up for everything else. Love my 4X.

really nice

My humble and honour opinion is Korg And Yamaha is good ....

Yamaha Genos sigue siendo el mejor en pianos y guitarras

Maybe I am biased (ok I am biased) but to me the Korg wins hands down. But I do agree with New Deal, put your best monitors on them and rerun it. Maybe if could change my mind....maybe? well? ok maybe it could :)

KORGPA5X seems more richer and fuller.

The strings on the Korn 7:07 sound so much like a string ensemble!

Great comparison. But can anybody tell me the name of the song @ 4:32 please? Thanks in advance

Always see Korg on gigs or videos never Yamaha. The Genos is more of a home user and easier to understand the database.

i love this guy :)

In this case, I would go for the KORG. It's a pity that you don't have either Roland BK9 or EA7 to get a better comparison. Btw, thanks!

The korg, by far.

The sound of the Yamaha is better, open and bright.. But the Korg is dark and nasally, Seems that they have been wrong setting equalizer for all the sounds.

The Yamaha shined in the classical guitar sounds. But overall I think the Korg had a richness that is just amazing. But again, these aren’t the same sound systems. Should have ran them through studio monitors of the same make.

I quess the Korg has a larger speaker system so it does sound fuller. A fairer comparison of instrument sound qualites would be to put both instruments thru the same exact speaker system.

There's a big difference in the rotary Leslie sounds - the Yamaha SWITCHES from slow to fast and back, whereas the Korg accelerates and decelerates like a real Leslie cabinet.

What kind of speakers are on the Yamaha? I want to get some

I listened your vidéo, and clearly, I think that this time, Yamaha is iuperioR to Korg.

Both great, but I prefer the Korg Pa5x.

me gustaria que hace con los ritmos

Both are great instruments but the main reason that I, as a pro would buy a Korg over a Yamaha is the transition from a previous sets which is too much work too try another brand, also Korg is too flexible as opposed to Yamaha although they are slowly getting there.

Danger! Watching this video will give you severe GAS. I’m a guitar player and don’t know my way at all around a keyboard but, I still want the damn thing. I just do! Sounds glorious!

what is better for you korg or yamaha ?

GENOS for me 👌

Wat een leuke demo voor mijn komt de korg er toch beter uit

I would like to have them both. The Genos is best at piano sounds, the Korg at Electric Piano and warm strings, the Genos again at tenor sax, Oh my! Would love to hear the two against the Ketron SD9.

Yamaha is still the best compare to other digital pianos. I played for 30 years still yamaha is the best. Both of them are great Korg just a slightly deffer than yamaha. Still these two machines are great.

How do you turn the flashing lights off, they would drive me crazy?

I think yamaha genos has a open sound where as the korg has kind off like in sound more dry sound

Korg all the way, sounds more realistic!

Although both arranger Genos is an older production, their voice and manners are better. My favorites are Genos and Psr Sx900.

Sorry, but is is not a neutral comparison, since you have different position of the keyboard so the acoustics in the room is different for the keyboards. A good comparison should be to record the voices to wav on each keyboard and then play back these wavs through the same audio system.

Nice comparison demo. I am generally partial to YAMAHA (I have a CSP-170), but even recognizing this bias, I would say that the Genos edges out the Korg. To me, perhaps skewed by my bias, Genos sounds more open, clear, upfront, and a bit more realistic, while the Korg seems to be playing in an echo chamber -- a bit muffled. But hard to get a real sense from a RU-vid video. Amortized over 5 to 10 years, the price difference is probably negligible. More important than this 😉price gap is how well the instrument integrates with the player -- touch, response, resonance, etc -- which values can only be assessed by personally auditioning the instruments; however; your demo gives a pretty good hint at which direction I would lean. Another consideration: if the target piano is, say, the CVP-809, Genos as an intermediate or portable solution, makes sense -- create at home and take creation on the road ... or create on a Genos until ready to accept the CVP. By the way, I still enjoy replaying your performances on Britain's Got Talent from several years ago! Are you now married to the girl to which you sold an organ?😄😉

Korg -thick full real sound, and the keyboard material is high end professional and compact. Keyboard is better feeling than Genos which is too light. Yamaha-more artificial, thin and nasal sound, and the keyboard material is plastic looking not too profesional. Too big size like Tyros which is uncomfortable for moving around, its more for home than for stage musicians.

Can I get real piano sound for korg pa700 please

for a machine 2022 compared to a machine 2017.. its not better or blown away. Genos sounds better in most what I can hear.

I don't care about pianos im just glad my boy graham doing well

Argh! I’m trying to decide between the two as a keys player. I was going to go with the pa5x76 but now I’m like hmmm the Genos, although for the money I think I might want a newer instrument and the Genos 2 will prob be insanely expensive given the original has held its value!

The Korg sounds kills. Much more realistic

Do a vid on Akai MPC keyboard which could beat the both keyboards Yamaha and korg and cheaper price this keyboard has cakewalk inside recording studio inside no computer ever needed

Being Japanese...the Yamaha will still be going strong long before the others start to come apart.

Clarity on Genos strings are much better.

Good. Bt i realised that voices in genos are brighter than thoz in korg

korg sounds better , more realistic for the most part . Yamaha does better on guitar and sax... a bit brighter. Korg is flatter on most instruments. When recording they both probably sound close although the yamaha maybe does a better job of articulating string instruments where high frequencies are needed...

Yamaha Genos - 2017 Korg PA5X - 2022 Just Wait for the new Genos…

korg pa5x the one and only 👍💪👏👏👏👏🤚😍 thats all

Yamaha is the best syntezator in the world

I did write before already but how can u compare a genos from 2017 with a korg from 2022 . In the mean time they did make a lot effort in sounds. Even then i must say the genos sounds more clear but that can be the speakers maybe. Im a genos owner this beautyful keyboard was much early on the market so that time i did buy the genos there was no korg pa5x on the market eigther. Im happy with the genos and in my feelings both keyboards are very good 👍🏻👍🏻😊👍🏻👍🏻