Korg EC-150, Digital Piano

[xire]

I'm looking for a better Digital Piano than I have now, so I surfed a bit on the internet and got an offer from someone. The person is selling a Korg EC-150, but since I never played on a Korg, or heard one, I don't know really what I should do. I can visit this person, but it takes me about 3 hours to go there, so I wanna know if this instrument is worth the trip.




Info about the instrument:

Real Piano Sound, Real Piano Feel

The Korg EC150 pianos not only sounds like traditional pianos, it also plays like a traditional piano, with a solid 88-note hammer-action keyboard.
A selection of three touch curves, allow you to customize the touch to your playing style.
This piano features up to 60 note polyphony, and includes three pedals for the Damper, Sostenuto and Soft functions.
The amplification and speaker systems have been carefully designed to work in harmony with the wood finished cabinet, to provide a full sound with a natural presence.

Advanced Features

Flexible tuning options include instant transposing and fine-tuning.
Aficionados of historical temperaments will appreciate the historical Kirnberger and Werckmeister scales.
The metronome has volume control and the option of accenting the first beat of the bar to assist with rhythm practice.
For the modern player, the EC150 offers connections to other MIDI equipment via a standard MIDI interface.

The EC150 features audio inputs and audio outputs; plus dual headphone jacks for private listening and teacher/student use.

Specifications:
EC-150 - 88 Key Concert Piano
Sound generation: Stereo PCM System
Sounds: 30 Sounds
Polyphony: 60 notes (max.)
Effects: Reverb (3 levels), Chorus (3 levels)
Metronome: Tempo, Beat, Volume
Keyboard modes: Single, Layer
Tuning: Transpose, Fine tuning, Temperament (Equal, Kirnberger, Werckmeister)
Touch control: 3 levels (Light, Standard, Heavy)
Controls: Power switch, Master Volume slider, Transpose/Function, Touch control, Sound selectors, Sound Bank, Effect selectors, Metronome, Tempo slider, Demo (30 incorporated demos), EC350 only: PC/MIDI select switch
Pedals: 3 Pedals: Damper*, Soft*, Sostenuto. (* supports half-pedaling)
Connectors: Headphones x 2, Output (L/Mono, R), Input (L/Mono, R), MIDI (IN, OUT)
Main amplifier: 2 x 20 W
Speakers: 13cm x 2 (Dual cone speakers)
Power supply: AC adapter
Power consumption: 30 Watts
Dimensions: 1370 (W) x 827 (H) x 437 (D) mm. / 53.93 (W) x 32.56 (H) x 17.20 (D)in.
Color and grain: Cherry
Weight: 40.3Kg. / 94.8 lbs.






The person, who wants to sell it, played on it for about 6 months. He didn't told me a real price yet, but he was thinking about $800.



So, if anyone has played on this instrument or knows more about it, I'd like to hear it. If this is a nice instrument, then I will visit the person and see if the piano is really worth the money.



Thanks in advance.

[xire]

Well, I guess nobody have played one here on the forum. 



But that's okay, cause the person who was selling it, changed his mind and he doesn't want to sell it anymore, too bad for me. But my search for a better digital piano goes on. I read something about Yamaha digital's and I think the Yamaha CLP 220 might be what I'm looking for. The price is the maximum I can spend (I can order one for € 1100, wich is about $1250 I think!?).

I don't want to open a new thread about this, so: can anyone on this forum give me some more information about the Yamaha CLP 220? Is it a good instrument? And what are your own opinions about it.. ?

If the opinions are good, I might go take a look in the shop where they're selling it. It takes me a lot of time to get there and since I don't want to waste my time on an instrument wich isn't good, I would love to hear some opinions about the Yamaha CLP 220, before I go to the shop and try the instrument myself. 


Thanks.

[gilad]

i think that a p-60 or p 120 would be worth looking at. they're both cheaper i think, and they probably sound very similar. the clp 220 may have gh3 keys though. you could save yourself a lot of money if you buy wisely, go try them out. i'm no expert, just sharing my thoughts cause no one else has. there's a digital pianos forum at pianoworld.com maybe some there can help you out.

[xire]

Thanks for your reply.


I will take a look at the pianoworld.com forum and ask the same question there.