Buying a stage piano or synth

[stevepaulsounds]

Hi
I am looking to buy a stage piano or a synth. My budget is about £400 - £600 but may stretch to £800 if there is something really good for my needs. I'm happy to get something more expensive for that money on ebay.
The main features I need are at least 71 keys, preferably the full 88; a top quality authentic piano sound and feel of keys to feel like I'm playing the piano; MIDI out so I can play computer synths/VSTs; portability. Other features that would be a bonus are: very authentic organ sounds; lots of sounds to choose from; manual synth controls; MIDI controller dials and sliders for controlling music software; iPad integration; high quality built in speakers; not too heavy.
Thanks
Steve

[dcstudio]

Yamaha DGX640 sounds like what your looking for. 

[stevepaulsounds]

Hi
Thanks for getting back to me. The Yamaha DGX640 seems to be discontinued. Is the DGX650 pretty much the same?
Thanks

[hfmadopter]

Hi
Thanks for getting back to me. The Yamaha DGX640 seems to be discontinued. Is the DGX650 pretty much the same?
Thanks

Click on the video and get an explanation of the 650. You can decide if it's what you want. The specs are also listed at this site. You can decide if those are what you need. https://www.kraftmusic.com/digital-pianos-and-keyboards/digital-pianos/yamaha/dgx650/?utm_source=adcenter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=txt&utm_campaign=yam-dgx650

[stevepaulsounds]

Hi, Thanks very much for your advice. Is there anything closer to £400-£500 that fits most of my needs, especially including built in speakers that is a stage piano rather than an upright digital piano?

[timothy42b]

Maybe the Yamaha P35, or others in the P series?

[hfmadopter]

I don't know of one stand alone stage piano/synth/arranger with sequencer and on board speakers that clicks off all your boxes you want check marked, never mind at that price.. I think you are headed towards a controller with external speakers anyway, if you want it at all affordable.. Then rely on software and or modules for your sounds. It still won't be as cheap as you want to do it I don't think.

What some people do is use a cheap digital piano and an old used very small syth ( small because they don't need the keys, just want the sequencer and channels off the synth) and computer software. This is all daisy chained together and they create a gigging rig and they come up with all the sounds they are looking for in something affordable ish. You can find youtube videos on this stuff. But since it is your project I'll let you do the searching !