sound of a good digital Roland piano

[rmbarbosa]

Hi! I have a good digital Roland piano. When I play with headphones, it souns exactly like a grand acoustic. But without headphones, its sound isnt good. And the same when I record.
My question is: if I buy a pair of good speakers, external speakers I mean, sound will be better? Or external speakers doesnt make any difference?
Thank you.

[hfmadopter]

Hi! I have a good digital Roland piano. When I play with headphones, it souns exactly like a grand acoustic. But without headphones, its sound isnt good. And the same when I record.
My question is: if I buy a pair of good speakers, external speakers I mean, sound will be better? Or external speakers doesnt make any difference?
Thank you.

Yes they can make a big difference but likely to always be different from good quality headphones. I said different, I didn't say worse.  Tell us more about your piano ( console, keyboard etc.) Maybe a model so we can look up it's existing speaker system ? It's hard to say what might be better without knowing at least this much

[loydb]

Remember, you hear the speakers, not the keyboard. The better the speakers, the better the sound. I play a Roland RD-700 through HS80M powered monitors in my studio, and it sounds great.

[iansinclair]

Speakers speakers speakers.  The chances are that the signal from the Roland is pretty good, if not very good -- so that's not the problem (attested to by the decent sound from the headphones).  However, reproducing piano with speakers has always been regarded as a real test of just how good the speakers (and power amplifiers) are.

There are a number of very good, full range speakers and speaker systems available (some are full range in one cabinet -- e.g. the old Cambridge Soundworks Towers, AR and KLH bookshelf systems (which take a big amplifier to drive) and, in my mind the very best of all, the Legacy series and there are also systems with subwoofers and mid/range high speakers in separate cabinets; they both have their points).  While it isn't exactly true that you get what you pay for -- some makes, most notably a highly-advertised brand with a four letter name beginning with "Bos..." are wildly overpriced -- you are going to pay for decent speakers.

But it's worth it.  You will also need a decent amplifier to drive them; I'm not sure what your Roland has for a power amplifier.  Some speakers are self-powered; there's something to be said for that approach.

[rmbarbosa]

Thank you.
I have a Roland HP 307

[hfmadopter]

Thank you.
I have a Roland HP 307

Unfortunately I'm not reading anything in a short search about add on speaker jacks in this model piano, though it has MIDI and USB out( you could run through a virtual piano and on out to a sound system from a computer that way). Do you know if your piano has 1/4 out speaker jacks ( usually marked Line 1 and 2 or L and R or a three pronged arrangement instead marked  XLR) jacks on board ? If it has those jacks you are good to hook directly to professional sound systems.

FWIW, most digital pianos have very little amplifier boost going out any jacks. There is a little in the headphone jack. In a cabinet model I'm sure they amplify for the on board speaker system which on your model it appears it varies from 24 to 60 watts. Your headphone jack would have a low boost to power your headphones. If it indeed has 60 watt speakers on board that's pretty good for an on board system.