I'm purchasing an electric piano soon, and I'm looking for help to find the best one which will suit my needs. My price range is sub $2000, more around $1000-$1500.

The features which I'm looking for are:

- best quality in key feel / sensitivity
- good support with computer / recording
- good quality built-in speakers is a must if the piano is a portable one, though I am most likely looking for a non-portable electric piano
- just something that is overall good value for the price

I was looking at this electric piano, but I'm not sure what I would really be sacrificing:
http://ca.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/digitalpianos/arius_series/ydp-161/?mode=model
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/digitalpianos/arius_series/ydp-c71pe/?mode=model <-- same thing with exception of finish, US link

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Jul 18 2012 08:57pm

I suppose there aren't many pianists here... or at least any that are experienced with purchasing electric pianos?

i have a casio ctk and it does the job just fine

if you're going for quality, it's better to just get an acoustic piano with a nice mic setup. they sound a lot better in studio than pianos with audio interfaces imo

yamaha dgx-630, built in speakers aren't but sounds good when amped up, keys feel realistic