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Digital piano sound
      #871661 - 30/10/10 10:54 AM
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Hi,
I recently upgraded to a Nord piano88 which I believe has a fantastic sound - when played through headphones !
I am struggling to get the same sound quality/feel when playing from speakers. I dont mean in terms of bass/treble or general sound reproduction - its the ambience you get from headphones which seems to be missing and lowering the whole impression.
I am using Tapco S5 monitors for home practice and have tried various other speaker configurations with same result, including adding a Mackie SRM150 monitor to try and spread the sound round the room.
Can anyone suggest what would be their ideal amp/speaker set up to get the best from a 'hifi' keyboard ? I stress this is not to play at loud volumes, just for home rehearsal and to get the best out of the sound available.
Many thanks


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Re: Digital piano sound new [Re: Grabs]
      #871677 - 30/10/10 01:10 PM
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Oddly enough I had a similar experience with pianos from my Yamaha Motif ES6, sounds fantastic through headphones but just doesn't cut it at all in my live set-up. The Motif is 1st class at all other tasks I set it but the pianos just don't work (at least for me) at gigs. Had to resort to my trusty Yamaha P-50m for live piano duties and all is now well again.

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