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Yamaha DGX-640 grand keyboard or P-95 digital piano - Which has better piano sound and key touch?

by Kevin
(Singapore)

I am a pianist and have a question related to Yamaha Keyboards (Yamaha DGX-640 grand keyboard and P-95 digital piano in specific).

I am looking for a digital piano and the most important factor I am looking for is the quality of the piano sounds and the keyboards touch.

After doing some internet search and talking to a few people, I have zeroed-in on the Yamaha P-95 and the Yamaha DGX640 grand keyboard. The P-95 is a digital piano and the DGX-640 is an arranger-plus-synthesizer with full length 88-keys, just like a piano.

My question is what would suit a pianist more...Yamaha P-95 piano or the Yamaha DGX-640 keyboard?

I have heard that the Yamaha P-series pianos are made specifically for pianists, those who want the rich sounds of a piano with graded hammer action. And this is what I am after, frankly speaking.

The DGX 640 on the other hand is not much more expensive. So I was wondering if I should go in for this model and get those additional synthesizer / arranger features. But if the dgx640 grand keyboard’s piano sounds and keyboard touch sensitivity is not as great or at par with that of the P-95, then I am not interested in it. In that case I feel it may not be worth those extra bucks for the additional features it has.

I would really appreciate if somebody could throw light on the differences between the Yamaha P-95 digital piano and the Yamaha DGX-640 grand keyboard, particularly their sound quality and keyboard feel.

Thanks for hearing me out!
-Kevin

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Dec 01, 2011
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Yamaha P95B vs DGX 640
by: Anonymous

I've got the Yamaha P-95B piano. The main reason I purchased it is grounded on the point as being the closest possible digital piano in the budget range of $500-600. It sounds pretty good in the low and high registers. However within the proximity of middle C there exists a small deviation from a piano like sound quality. I think it's because of the speakers since I've connected it to an external speaker set an it sounds wonderful and the register close to middle C sounds great. I decided to purchase this particular piano although it had few voices. If there is one improvement I would've like is it to have 128 polyphony instead of 64. This piano can record 1 track which is adequate. I also considered the Yamaha DGX 640 piano and it's wide features was not my primary interest only that it have a good touch response and great sound quality. Both the DGX 640 and P95B are GHS so the only deciding factor is the sound quality. I think the price for the Yamaha P95B is great for anyone who is particularly interested in playing piano.

Oct 01, 2011
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Yamaha DGX-640 is better than P-95 piano
by: PSC

Looks like DGX-640 is far better than P-95. DGX-640 has the Y.E.S. software built-in (Yamaha Educational Suite), which is quite good, along with much more sounds (535) to choose from.

Sep 27, 2010
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I own the Yamaha P95 Digital Piano and I feel it is the perfect keyboard
by: RV

The Yamaha P95 Digital Piano has fewer voices compared to the DGX-640 but it has good sound and keyboard touch.

Pros: Neat Design and easy to navigate, is very lightweight, has good touch and weighted keys

Cons: The sound seems to be relatively quiet even when on maximum; the included pedal seems to be a cheap quality thing but works fine.

The pedal is not a big concern though. It's not a problem using it at home, but you may have to tape it probably if you decide to play it on stage. If you are playing on-stage, most of the things get taped or strapped down anyways, so you can do the same to the pedal as well.

Sep 04, 2010
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Yamaha DGX-640 grand keyboard or P-95 digital piano?
by: Suresh

I would say the DGX-640 grand keyboard and the P-95 digital piano are the same - in terms of sound quality and the keyboard feel.

Both have Graded Hammer Standard keyboard action, use high quality sound samples and come with built-in stereo speakers.

But as you mentioned, the Yamaha P95 is more for pianists who are not interested in other sounds, rhythms and sequencing feature. It?s a piano-keyboard instrument that's ready to be played when you are ready to play the piano.

In that case a Yamaha P-95 will be apt.

If you really enjoy playing songs on top of backing rhythms, want other sounds and rhythms for inspiration, need a built-in recorder, then you should consider the Yamaha DGX 640.

- Thanks

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