For ME, the "DEXIBELL Vivo10" (Not compared here) appears way more interesting (regarding the key-bed/action). Unfortunately you didn't mention the power supply. I hate keyboards that require an additional power supply, because the usual external power supplies with their thin cables are too sensitive for me and my cats because they love to chew through thin cords/cables! The sounds: Let's be realistic: NO stage piano ever can/will reproduce the sound of a "Boesendorfer" Grand Piano. You're using an "ELECTRIC STAGE PIANO" to please your audience with a nice "Piano" sound and i really doubt that you'll live the day when s.o. comes up to you reclaimig that YOUR piano doesn't sound like a "Boesendorfer"! In the end the most important thing you'll have to look for is the "FEEL/ACTION" of the keybed! Ok, as with all things in our world, price also plays a big role! Well, the prices: the Nord goes for ~ € 4.100 The Dexibell goes for ~ € 3.400 The Korg goes for ~ € 2.950; As you can see, the average price differences are between € 700,- and € 1,150,-
I haven't tried the 10. I tried the 9 and liked the action as well as the woodgrain on the keys. Agree on the cable thing. Give me a good high quality IEC cable any day. If I lose one of those, I can get another one on Amazon for cheap or steal one from an old computer.
Yeah, some of the actions on those old boards were terrible. I always wanted to own an original Rhodes, but after playing one, I totally changed my mind. Horrible action!
I went to Namm and tried both Grand 2 and Grandstage X. There was no clear winner for me. I am currently on a Nord Piano 5 so the only thing that stood out on the Grand 2 was the Kawai keys--otherwise, everything on Grand 2 is very similar to Piano 5--down to the paltry memory size. The Grandstage X was great but the RH3 keys were a big bummer for me. I used to have a Korg SV-1 which had the RH3 keys and I found that to be too heavy for me when comparing to other keyboards. Sigh.... Maybe I'll wait for next iteration of Grandstage X2 or Grand 3. Although.... if I had a gun pointed to my head and forced to choose one of the two...I would pick Nord Grand 2. I love my Nord Piano 5, so having Kawai keys is a bonus.
Thanks for the info Dennis. I had pretty much the same thoughts. The Grandstage checks all the boxes except for the action and that's a pretty big deal. It's no fun playing a keyboard with a terrible action, no matter how great it sounds, at least for me. If Nord had put 3 GB of piano memory into the Grand 2, it would have been on my wish list, but it's not worth upgrading if I have virtually the same memory as my existing Nord.
Ridiculous Pricing......I guess it will not work like the CP 1 from Yamaha. It started with over 5000$, and today you can buy it nearly unused for a 1000 €.....
I do the same. I bought the CP4 used for 900€. It has a fanstastic Yamaha Grand Piano. Some other sounds are good but menwhile a little aged, but the the grand is top, and has wooden keys and 16 kg weight.@@arcticfoxstudios2018
Sold my old NG & picked up the All-New NG2 last week. It is hands down, the best stage piano on the market plus it feels like a dream! The 2GB memory is not an issue at all. With the Nord library manager it's easy to load in plenty of pianos for gigging. Most keyboardists don't use as many sounds as people think. Btw, the KORG RH3 action is a mushy, soft action, not great. The all new Kawai action on the NG2 is balanced to perfection!
@@arcticfoxstudios2018 yeah, so it is like it has a hard drive. Or when SSD drive is cheap enough, if they can put a 1TB or 2TB drive on it, it'd be so amazing
Thanks. Great vid once again. I wonder if the GrandStage X has MDF (particle board) underneath. Its predecessor did and I’m not a fan when playing on liquid inundated surfaces ;) It’s one of the reasons why I like my Roland RD-88. No particle board or MDF there. And the Nord also looks like it’s metal clad underneath. Here’s hoping for the GrandStage X.
Thanks Pro. I did not know about the particle board. That’s not acceptable for a keyboard over $1000 in my book. Yes, the Nord does have a metal bottom and it’s built pretty solid. The only thing I really wish the new one had was more memory.
