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I almost always prefer an acoustic piano for a grand piano sound. But it is not always affordable, not always capable of being in the room where I want to play it, it is not necessarily portable, not necessarily in tune, etc. And others make good points, that once you can get really close to an acoustic piano in so many ways, then digital also allows for a variety of other sounds and options.

I suppose eventually acoustic pianos will have more digital characteristics and digital pianos will have more acoustic characteristics.

I like Kougeru's post above - a lot!

Meanwhile, I think all the good answers of examples that exist to date, have already been provided in the posts of this thread, in digital form So, thank you.

It arrives on Wednesday - I won it in a competition

I was in a restaurant in Broome last year, and the jazz pianist was playing on a Yamaha CLP-665 (not even their current model CLP).

Everyone I asked thought it was a real baby grand. Even when I pointed out that it wasn't - they wouldn't believe me until I showed them it had no strings and a power light glowing red!

Ha ha . . my current one is a recycled Porsche . . .

It's easy to forget how clueless people generally are. Plenty of people struggle to differentiate between real string recordings and 90s samples...

Most people on here would disagree that the P-515 is a 'great' piano! It has short keys, and a heavy action. Almost any new acoustic piano will feel better than that.

I was a weekend in an ‘all inclusive’ hotel and the drummer of the coverband faked half of the songs with ghost strokes while a drumtrack was played.
I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears, couldn’t believe the deceitful wannabe drummer...and i couldn’t believe how f’ing little the general publics seems to care and understand what true live music should be about.

I think there is at least some measure of consensus that the P-515 is a great portable digital piano; it is certainly fully competitive in its market segment. Many people here own one and many are satisfied with it. You certainly seem to think you speak for the majority on here so the satisfied P-515 owners and aspiring owners must all be wrong.

I think you should perhaps read this thread back to yourself.

You express opinions as hard facts, not just on this thread but in all others you contribute to. You made assumptions about my playing experience and piano ownership - all wrong - and yet you expressed those as if they were fact. You make statements based purely on your own (rather odd) opinions but you express them as absolutes. Then, in shall we say a rather unexpected turn of events, you kept on going; claiming to own a Bechstein but then stating it was yet to arrive having won it in a competition. A competition you entered, presumably hoping to win said Bechstein, despite the fact you don't seem to have very positive views about acoustic pianos?

I'm afraid all of this puts your credibility in a smidgen of doubt in my opinion.

Anyway, I'm sure I'm not alone in looking forward to seeing the pictures of you with your lovely Bechstein (the one you've won in that competition) and reading your detailed impressions of the instrument. I think I can speak for everyone here when I wish you a very long and rewarding relationship with the instrument. Speaking as a fellow Bechstein owner (I got mine the boring way), I do hope it was first prize? I wouldn't like to think it was the runner-up prize to a Johnny-come-lately Fazioli.

@EssBrace: As I began reading your last post I was inclined to reply: "Please ignore the troll."

But as I continued reading it became clear that no such advice was needed. So instead I'll say: "Thank you for slam-dunking the troll."

Morning Mac.

A troll you say? Heaven forfend - I hadn't even considered the possibility!

Interestingly, when I got into listening to classical music I really didn't like orchestras... but liked piano only CDs...

...the first time I heard a live orchestra I was absolutely blown away! Converted instantly.

So, agreed - some things are just better in vivo. There's no real substitute for them in cyber-space!

Do you have any evidence for this?

Do feel free to elaborate instead of making unspecific baseless accusations.

Now we know for sure that you're on the turps!
I never made any such assumptions - please provide the source of your mistaken beliefs.

I'm not sure what your point is here? I do own a Bechstein and it is arriving on Wednesday as I made crystal clear to you.
You seem to be having some troubles with your comprehension.

Wrong again - which has cremated your last glimmer of potential credibility beyond all possible hope of redemption.

I did not believe I had any chance of winning, so I suggest you - Mr I Love Putting Words Into Other People's Keyboards - stop digging a deeper grave for yourself every time you decide to make an outburst.

My pleasure:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DDse1cNhy9j5U63u6

And it is with much bonafide gratitude that I thank all of the people who have given me advice on this forum (yes even you MacMacMac ).

It's due to researching pianos on this forum that Facebook advertising happened to feed me that competition advertisement last October. The piano gods have indeed smiled upon me

Now on a related 'note' (pardon the pun)... If anyone knows anyone in Singapore who might want a new C.Bechstein A124 please send them my way!

I would have sworn you were a troll. Congrats on winning that competition and on your wonderful new piano! Do you mind telling us a bit more about the competition, what music did you play, etc? BTW, I find your extreme and harsh attitude on this forum to be pretty annoying which is why I thought you were an anonymous troll. And I believe I'm not alone in that. You may need to think about that (And I agree someone can possibly say that to me as well.)

Most of your NAMM predictions for product releases, which you repeated here ad nauseam, were wrong.
You won a competition (as in you played better than a field of other pianists), or you won a raffle (as in you dropped a slip of paper in a box)?