Then whats the point in having AUX out if the sound is going to be "fake" anyway ? I thought digital pianos were better used with sound systems.Are you sure about what you're telling me ? I've been told the exact opposite like an hour ago.And I don't have the manual.Thank you
to be honest I've owned many keyboards and many amps and I have always hated the sound of a digital piano run through a pa---it's grating... I wear an ear monitor so I don't have to hear it. You really notice it in the attack... it's very frustrating..
The attack is why you need a 400 watts/channel peak amplifier driving sensitive speakers (101 db/1 w 1 m on the SP2 XT I own) to get proper attacks. Or at least 200. On non pro speakers with less sensitivity, you'll need even more watts. Most speakers make a lot of distortion near their sound peak, that is why I like these huge 600 w program source rated PA speakers in my living room. I certainly don't play them over 1.5 w average on rock music ( I like that too, I just can't play guitar). But hearing Elton John or Peter Keys (Skynyrd) Peter Nero or George Winston play the real thing on vinyl or CD is worth having a $1000 hifi system in the living room. GW plays Bosendorfers, those have even stronger attack than a Steinway or Yamaha grand. The fact that my hifi rig was supported by metal and crunch guitar fans just made the price affordable. The whole rig came from a retiring bar band leaving the road. You can buy Voice of the Theater original speakers and Western Electric tube amps from a theatre, if you have $5000 to $10000. I never had that much for hobbies. Long Point cinema in 1967 is where I heard reproduced bells sounding properly, guided by my HS band director. If I want decent sound on something I can play, I just play the Steinway or Sohmer. right between the speakers. Excellent sound. If one is recording, I see the point of digital keyboards. Recording my actual piano properly would require at least one more $400 Shure mike (I have one), and I've got to find a place to put the mixer where the transformer hum doesn't emit into the microphone. (Or repair the 1996 Peavey mixer). But of the people that listen to my recording. 99.99% of the listeners not using headphones will be hearing peak limited pap, nothing like a real piano sound.
I have a few questions concerning my portable piano. Its a p255, and I think the sound from the built in speaker sucks. Its great in my headphones though.
Would plugging it to studio monitors make the sound better ? ( i dont want it much louder, only better)
Do you need 600 watts? Do you need a Peavey Amplifier? Do you need high end tower speakers? Do you need 400W/channel driving sensitive 101 db/1w1m... ?No. No. No. No. Yes, those WILL work great. And yes, you can spend more money and get better sound. But cheap lamp wire will work just fine as speaker wire for pretty much any home audio application.Do you NEED 10 gauge speaker wire? No. Not unless your running an 8 ohm load (standard home speaker) more than 100 feet from the amp? Does that sound like your piano room?What ever you NEVER let an audiophile sell or spec your audio equipment.
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Thank you everyone for taking some of your time to answer. I don't want to spend much money on audio stuff for a digital. I don't think its worth it. If I wanted the sound of an acoustic, I'd have bought an acoustic instead of the P255. I just wanted to know if studio monitors would be better than the weak built-in speakers. I'm not an audiophile. I have a Clavinova CLP430, and I enjoy its sound and power (It has built-in 40 watt speakers). I just think the built-in speakers of the P255 sucks, becomes ''artificial'' and lacks depth at higher volumes compared to my CLP430. I'm comparing it to another digital, not a steinway or whatever grand piano. That being said, I wouldn't have bought it if I couldn't stand its sound at all; I know its a mid-range digital with small speakers. Again, I just wanted to know if monitors would increase the quality of the sound, because of the above reason. Today, I tried it with a cheap amp and I tried it in a room with some 2k+ equipement. The high-end equipement didn't impress me much more (beside extreme volume, which I don't need) than the cheap amp because I was satisfied with both; I got what I wanted, which is a better sound than the built-in speakers. I'll see if I can borrow monitors from the local store, and then I'll make my choice. So, it'll be some cheap-ish monitors or inexpensive amp/speaker. Thank you everyone for your answers. I appreciate it.Mathieu
Hello everyone,no matter what speakers you choose, the internal piano samples in P255 sucks
Seeing as they are happy with the sound from the headphones, the problem the user has with the sound is not the piano samples but simply is the internal speakers.You may not be a fan of the P255 samples, but they are not a problem concerning the original poster.
He already tried with good speakers but not satisfied with it completely, because the main problem is low quality of samples. I guess he obviously doesn`t realize that yet. In that situation the best speakers in the world produce unrealistic and bad experience.
I am completly satisfied with the sampled sounds. I'm not dumb enough to buy a piano which I hated the sound sample in itself. I love it with headphones. I am also satisfied with the sound coming from both cheap and expensive external speakers; I meant that the super expensive stuff didn't impress me, I didn't mean I wasn't satisfied with it.Thank you,Mathieu