Best 88 Key Weighted MIDI Keyboard

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  1. Smallwood

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    Hi,
    I'm looking for suggestions based on your personal experiance... regarding 88 key weighted keyboards.
    Personally I play on my korg and apart from not having after touch im happy with this keyboard.
    However my wife likes to play the Piano and she is slowly coming around to the idea that maybe a weighted full size keyboard will suffice.
    Of course no stage piano or weighted keyboard will be like a Yamaha Grand (her father used to have the Yamaha Baby Grand)!!!
    But on a budget and with limited space available I'm trying to get her to come around to my way of thinking, and here's where you come in...
    Which would you choose and why?
    I've looked at a few and it doesnt really need to be a stage piano, because to be honest i think one can get more from kontakt or pianoteq
    CME Z-Key88 88-key Master Keyboard Midi-Controller - Pro's great hammer action the mechenism is aparently used under license by yamaha!! Cons = cheaply made in china
    CME VX80 Master Keyboard Midi-Controller
    Casio PX-300 Privia Digital Piano with MIDI, and 88 weighted graded keys
    Studiologic Numa Nano 88-Key USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller
    and tried a few of the Korg SP range over the years

    or any other suggestions please
    Oh one other thing... It is possible that i may have to ship to my country because range is limited and because i live in the arse end of nowhere they are very costly in local stores, so weight might factor, we might also consider 2nd hand if the right thing comes up at the right price!

    thanks in advance
     
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    I'm using a Komplete Kontrol S88 MK2 (with a decent Fatar keybed) and it's working for me as a classically-trained pianist, though my standards are probably not that high. Haven't had experience with the others, though.
     
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    I remember @SoupRKnowva was looking for something and he ended up with a Roland
     
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    I had to go check my status updates, as I sold it, but apparently I got a Roland fp-90, it was a nice piano, I sold it cause I didn't end up having the time to actually use it which was too bad.
     
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    Yamaha' s weighted key system has a heavier feel on the low octaves and a lighter feel on the upper. My band has a Yamaha, another has a Kurzweil. These Yamaha feels better to me. For an electric keyboard, this is very realistic. If I could try different brands, I would go somewhere where I could do that. Different models have different feelings and responses. Definitely something you should try before you buy.
     
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    Cspirou They call me Sparky

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    The local pro audio place in my area has tons of instruments on display to try and I live in a small town. I would imagine it's similar in a lot of places. (Guitar Center?)
     

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