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I think the pianos used in these two video clips are Kawai RX and Yamaha CX.

Which sound do you prefer?

difference in recording, difference in eq, difference in playing style.

I like whichever piano has less piercing treble.

The higher density of notes in the second recording has more muddy areas. The first one is more clear, but it also has a bit of a raspy treble. tssssss.... .

That Yamaha is so 'bell' like which dont seem like CX series to me. C1X series are warmer to my ears.
That said, if compared the videos alone, i prefer the Kawai.

Below is CX vs GX:


GX is slightly longer. Both are beautiful in their own way. The comments have timeline to a straight comparison.

My vote goes to Kawai again~

All this, plus it's not the same piece at all, just the same tune. The second one starts an octave higher and is a very different arrangement from the first.

Also, the two pianos seem to be completely different sizes. You can see that the Kawai is definitely a small piano, but I am pretty sure the Yamaha is a larger one.

The Kawai has a nicer treble, but I think the Yamaha blends and balances the different registers better. The Kawai has a nasal aspect in the tenor region that I have never adjusted to in any Kawai I've played.

I definitely the recording of the Kawai to the Yamaha, but that may not have anything to do with the pianos themselves. You really need to find a proper comparison that at least records the two pianos in the same manner.

It is not music very well suited to assessing the most important aspects of piano tone.