The Stunning Kawai ES110 vs. the Great ES8 

I wish more people realized how top class these instruments are compared to the over hyped stuff from Roland and Casio D:

We would really like to see that showdown between the es8, p515 and the sv2s

James -- just wanted to say thanks for your videos. I was in the market for a sub $1000 88 key MIDI controller and your side-by-side videos really helped steer me to seek out an ES110 to try. As soon as I sat down at it, I knew this was the winner! The unit strikes a fantastic balance of keyboard action, weight, tone quality and price. It definitely checked off all the big "must haves".

Finally, the battle we've all been waiting for...

Wow, I am loving the sound of that ES8! Saving up to get my first digital piano later this year and definitely getting the ES-110. My dad upgraded to an ES-100 a few years ago from having used a Clavinova from the late eighties with only 32 note polyphony! Loved the action on the ES-100, and I can always connect the ES-110 to Pianoteq 7 for some more tonal variety and greater dynamic control. Love your videos and I very much appreciate your unbiased analytical style. Thanks for all you do!

The bass at 10:45 is absolutely stunning

I love my ES110, thank you James for another great reviews. You're the best

I'm shopping for either an ES110 or a ES8. Scouring RU-vid for comparisons for weeks. Then you play Clair DeLune (spelling?). How do you keep it together playing such a beautiful, cinematic, heart wrenching song. Great job. It was my Mom's favorite.

I am Impressed with this video - it shows what additional performance and features one gets by going from a lower-priced piano to a higher-priced model, and vice versa. However, I am hankering for more videos in which you compare competing models from different companies. For example, I would love to see the following comparison - Kawai CA79 vs. Roland LX708 vs Yamaha CLP685.

love it how you had to hold back a smirk after that glissando - 28:56

I love your reviews, because you're so thorough and impartial. I'm currently considering buying either a Kawai ES8 or a Yamaha P515. Of course, I've watched your reviews of those two, and I'm now eagerly awaiting the direct comparison. I'd go to the nearest store and compare them to my limited ability (I last played a piano a few decades ago), but that would be about a 600-mile round trip in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. (I'll leave to your imagination how one could live in the USA and be that far away from the nearest piano store, but it's true.) Thanks for all your work and dedication!

Would love to see you: Review midi keyboards Review online piano courses Love your content!

For each price point, they both sound fantastic. Great, in depth demonstration, thanks!

I have an es110 and it does not sound like that when I play. Must be a faulty one.. 🙄😂

I like the ES110's drum loops. Fun for a quick and dirty jam. I heard that it's not possible to turn off the Speaker EQ on the ES8? Correct me if I'm wrong on that, but it is certainly possible on the ES110 which is ESSENTIAL for the best sound quality via Line Outputs.

The ES8 is a great sounding keyboard and is nicely build and it has a nice feel but i still like the Yamaha P515 better.Good review.

PLeeeeeease... do a comparison of the MP7/ES8 to the Nord Grand. Although you found the Nord Stage 3 a disappointment, many of us are wondering if the Kawai action along with Nord's excellent library will combine for the best of both worlds.

Somehow I was just thinking about how these two would compare and here it is! Keep up the good work!

Another great video. Keep them coming...i might take piano lessons after watching these videos always been interested had casio keyboards when i was way younger(1st was pt80).

I currently have an ES110 and have been given the opportunity to purchase a second hand ES8 for £800. Is it worth the upgrade for that price? Action and touch is perhaps the most important element as the sounds on the ES110 are perfectly adequate in my view...

Which would you recommend for an advanced level student playing classical music?

So based on the test done at 22:15 the ES110 doesn't have as many grades of volume in the keys compared to the ES8. Is that because the sensors aren't detecting the variations in speed/pressure?

Going to get one of these. I like the sounds in ES8

Great stuff! U should do ES8 vs ES920

I know that you've probably heard this a million times already but, do you plan on making a video/releasing the sheets to buy to your treble and bass piece?

Great review and comparison! Could you please compare the Kawai ES8 and the Yamaha P515?

Thank you for this comparison. I really like the church organ sounds of the ES 8. Perhaps the sounds are subjective. Do either function as a midi input. Also do either have an out put to go to an amp?

Do you think we’re DUE for a newer model ES110?

Great keyboards! I love the sounds... BTW, are you going to review any Dexibell, like the Dexibell VIVO H1? They look really cool... Thanks!

Another suggested comparison would be Kawai ES8 vs Yamaha P515.

YES! Thank you for this.

Another great comparison. Ohhh difficult to say which one is better. The total sound of the se8 sounds deeper to me. Maybe because of the speakers? Maybe the sounds itself is better? Don’t know but a lot off the sounds are the same. And the Se-8 got more sounds that’s true. But that’s logic for that price. So, although the piano sound of the se-8 is really beautiful I still like the se-110. I got the impression that you really get more for the money you pay with the Se-110. I notice btw that the section of the interface in the video is twice. Funny. That’s for the comparison. I got a question besides this. Do you ever thought about a midi-keyboard? I know that you need to use either a laptop/computer or a midi device to let it sound but I had the opportunity to play with the studiologic sl-88 studio. That got a weighted action and plays like nothing else. I almost had the feeling I was playing a grand piano. So I want to mention it to you because you’re into keyboards. Thank you for sharing and playing!

What Do you think about the New Es120? It comes unfortunately not with the sustainpedal F-10H but with a small plastik pedal 😐

Kawai Es110 : 14:02 ; Kawai Es8: 13:55 Casop Cts1: *23:50* Kawai Es8: 14:10

27:21 oh man that's the patch they use on the Super Mario World 64 main theme 🤗

Love metal stuff

Really good reviews btw 😄

James! Would you ever review the new Clavinova CVP 809 series digital piano? I would love to see that!

apologies if this has been asked to death, but what is the tune at 17:13? thanks in advance!

How about ES8 vs. P-515?

I'm currently looking at a used ES7. How close is that that to the ES8 please?

Could you tell us which clavichord sound is best on which keyboard

I adjusted the touch curve to heavy and the let of is felt but not heard and it seems to fix the let of problem. But you feel it when playing softly. Setting the touch curve to light might be better. The wiggly keys cannot be fixed. You right it sux. I would buy the yamaha

Can you do a review on the Kawai MP7SE,wondering about the keys / noise ?

Does the ES110 have many rhythms under Metronome?

I think the es110 has 100 drum rhythms whereas you stated it did not

I own the es8 but wonder if the kawai midi keyboard and pianoteq was a better buy

Very good reviews. Can you compare the Korg C1 air.to Kswai ES8. THANKS AL

does either work as a midi controller?

*When you leave the keys on the ES8, it looks like forever to return to the up position. Yamaha pianos keys respond instantly for high speed and repetition. Is it sluggish* ?

Thanks...Which song is at 17:12?

Could we Please get console digital piano reviews? Kawai kdp110 yamaha ydp s52 ?

Save $1000 more for MP11ES.

how does the Kawai ES110 compare to the mp11SE? I am about to buy a mp11SE, is the huge difference in price justified?

I have to agree with Gilotopia: Yamaha P515 vs Kawaii ES8 head to head, same price range, 1,500 - 1,700 is the review I would most like to watch.

Es110 or p145 ?

I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed to see you do an IN DEPTH review of mp7se! 48 minutes PLUSS! I NEEEEEEEEEEEEED IT!!!!

Anyone know of a good place for New Yorkers to buy the ES110? Apparently many sellers are out of stock

Ah man... Why did i watch es8 for... Was pretty sure my budget was es110, now it has became es8

Hello, James👋 once again a very interesting settlement. I find the Kawai 110 is the sound more interesting and better processed piano compared to the Roland FP30. The ES8 is currently the most natural digital piano with MP11se. I would like to see a comparison of ES8 with a real Kawai SK Piano! 👍😎 What do you mean?

I'm wondering why you compared these two when there's a $1200 Cdn price difference between the two?

ES8

ES8 X P515

Get in contact with Kawai and see if you can an insight of their new ES8(9?). 😇👍☝️😉Liked!