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While I was trying Feurich 179cm, I thought the tone was quite similar to Kawai rather than Yamaha. For me, I think Feurich has slightly more heavier and thicker tone than RX and RX has slightly clearer little more precise in overall and little bit like digital piano in treble note.
For me, I think Feurich has slightly more heavier and thicker tone than RX and RX has slightly clearer little more precise in overall and little bit like digital piano in treble note.
I think in these two examples the Kawai definitely wins. However........
Different pianists Different music Different acoustic Different prep Different recording set up Different playback quality etc
And....I am listening on a different system than you are. And.......it is likely what I am listening for is different than what you are listening for.
Go play the Feurichs. If you like it best for your budget, go ahead and buy it. It wont be a big mistake. A Kawai RX is fine too, if that is your preference after playing one.
I agree. Kawai RX has more organised, balanced and refined tone throughout the whole range. The problem is I can't find Kawai RX in this country. For my playing style, Kawai is more suited but Feurich is also fine.
But apart from the piano, the recording technique used might also make a huge difference. And of course the prep (tuning, voicing etc.)
That is certainly the case for the two videos in the original post. The Feurich is in a very large room, yet has no reverb to speak of - which means it is close-miked with little in the way of post-processing.
The Kawai is recorded in a small room, yet has the reverb from a much larger room - which means it has had substantial post-processing done.
So it's hard to get an accurate comparison in these circumstances.
I do agree that the Feurich sounds closer to a Kawai sound than a Yamaha, but that's about as much as I could say.
Trying to make fine distinctions in tone from random youtube recordings where there is no attempt to record under the same conditions and random amounts of post processing is a pretty pointless exercise. At least try to find videos that attempt a true comparison (and then hope they aren't biased and shading the reviews).
