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First post so go easy!!! looking to buy a baby grand piano for my fiance', my budget is around £2500, i like the look of the yamaha clp265 but it doesnt seem to be very highy thought of on here from reading previous posts!! any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated or any experiences of the 265

My understanding is that a CLP-265 has the same technical specifications as the CLP-230 except for improved audio amplifier/speaker.

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CLP-265

Of course there is a difference in style (appearance). I usually refer to models like the CLP-265 as a micro-grand for the reason that it is an electronic piano, not an acoustic piano. Myself I am less interested in appearance.

I currently own a CLP-230 and I am happy with it.

If I were buying now I would look at the CLP-330 or better if my budget allowed. I would be primarily interested in the improved specs and features. For example, the CLP-265 and CLP-230 do not support dynamic sampling. The new CLP-330 does.

I agree that the improved audio amplifier/speakers of the Yamaha micro-grand styled models is a noticeable improvement when you hear it side-by-side with a CLP-230 like mine, which has smaller speakers and less audio power. However, I run the audio output of my piano into a HiFi amplifier/speaker system that far out performs what Yamaha supplies in their micro-grand models. So my entire system sounds much better than the CLP-265 at a lower total cost.