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Wow, amazing picture, Mike! Yesterday I wrote to the only local authorized distributor of Casio pianos (masmusika.com, facebook.com/MASMUSIKAecuador) and they said they have no idea when the new models will come to Ecuador. Maybe someone in Casio can drop them a line so at least they'll be able to give an ETA? Currently they only carry the AP-220 and the PX-330 w/stand. I'll keep bugging them. 
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We're shooting videos and recording audio demos this week and next so we should have those posted before the new models begin shipping. So ... shipping week of Sep 17th? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pianoworld.com/forum/images/icons/default/laugh.gif)
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I think the week of Sept 24th, if its sooner I'll let you know.
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I think the week of Sept 24th, if its sooner I'll let you know. Mike Martin, would it be possible to use the SP 32 with the PX-350?
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Does that mean we can expect to hear them at our Guitar Center/Sam Ash stores then or before? If I am in NYC the 22nd would I be able to try one out then at the various brick and mortar stores?
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As I said before, I believe we are shipping to stores the week of the 24th, so I'm not sure you'd see one in a store on the 22nd.
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Hi Mike,
Any idea when the AP650M will be shipping? Thanks for all the helpful Casio information.
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Nevermind then.
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No, AFAIK, the 135 doesn't have anything to do with the new Casio DP's, also, Mike Martin said the DP's would be released around September 22 or 24.
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Its an exciting time with the x50 series, krome and 105 coming out. I enjoyed reading the 350 manual- there was a link to it on the musicplayer.com forums.
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It looks like the PX750 is exactly the same as the PX150 except for the included stand + pedals + sliding cover. Would there even be a market for the AP250, which adds similar extras over the PX150 + a bench?
I wonder which would be cheapest:
PX150 + stand + pedals + bench
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AP250
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Looking forward to PX350 vs AP650 comparisons. I guess I can read the manuals myself though. (PX850 got the short end of the stick wrt to # of sounds.)
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(PX850 got the short end of the stick wrt to # of sounds.) The PX-850 does have fewer sounds than the PX-350, but the PX-850 has the best acoustic piano reproduction of the bunch because it includes nuances like sympathetic resonance, release velocity and lid simulation. That is combined with the most powerful speaker system of the line.
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Mike,
i don't understand why Casio isn't driven to have at least one keyboard where you've put the best possible acoustic sound reproduction into the lightest and most portable keyboard.
You'd make a lot of folks on this blog happy if you'd consider that. Your general pricing is aggressive enough that you'd have some room to compensate for the increased on-board memory required to accomplish that. i think the peeps would pay an extra hundred or even two hundred to get that sound in a very portable instrument.
just a thought.
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Mike,
i don't understand why Casio isn't driven to have at least one keyboard where you've put the best possible acoustic sound reproduction into the lightest and most portable keyboard.
You'd make a lot of folks on this blog happy if you'd consider that. Your general pricing is aggressive enough that you'd have some room to compensate for the increased on-board memory required to accomplish that. i think the peeps would pay an extra hundred or even two hundred to get that sound in a very portable instrument.
just a thought.
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An easy-to read feature comparison table with all new Privias and Celvianos would come in handy.
I also find it strange that there seems to be no clear "ne plus ultra" portable model.
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I would like to know more specifics on what has been done to improve the action also. In an earlier post Mike said the action had been improved over the previous models, but could not say what specifically had been done. He also said side to side motion had been reduced. This was a common complaint on the Privia PX-x30 models with keys rubbing against adjacent keys and wobbling. From the sounds of his post the key texture that has been added to all models was also improved. I am looking forward to playing these new models when they come out to see how much better they are. Mike, any chance of getting info from Tokyo on what they did to improve the action? I do not have specifics on what has been changed mechanically. As I said before the side to side motion has definitely been reduced. The key texture (simulated ebony and ivory) is quite remarkable (IMO). There is a technical detail I can share. Internally the action now has 14bit resolution to the sound engine. MIDI as you may know is 7bit (0-127). So the action has 16,256 steps of resolution when driving our new piano sounds.
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the PX-850 has the best acoustic piano reproduction of the bunch because it includes nuances like sympathetic resonance, release velocity and lid simulation. That is combined with the most powerful speaker system of the line. Wait, the PX-850 outshines the AP-650 wrt AP reproduction?
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