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| Casio PX120 Privia Digital Piano | 
 enlarge | Brand: Casio
Category: Musical Instruments
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1281
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 36
Dimensions (in): 59 x 16 x 10
MPN: CAS PX120
Model: CAS PX120
UPC: 079767361310
EAN: 0079767361310
ASIN: B001325RGG
Release Date: May 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 days
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| Features:
| • | 88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response^128 notes^Effects: Brilliance (3 to 3), Reverb (4 types), chorus (4 types), Acoustic Resonance^60 Songs^Auto Accompaniment |
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Product Description
The Casio PX120 offers authentic piano playability in a compact, lightweight and slim design that can fit in just about anywhere. The stereo sampled Tri-element AIF Sound Source delivers outstanding piano sound and expression. The acoustic resonance system reproduces the resonant effect of a grand piano damper pedal for more realistic piano performances. The PX120 with powerful features is perfect for beginners and professionals alike.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Unbelievably high quality for the price point January 3, 2009
As a university music student, my main use for this instrument is for practicing with headphones for long periods of time. My goal was to find the instrument within my budget that would most accurately reproduce the feel of an acoustic piano, as practicing for hours on non-weighted keys was really hurting my finger development and subsequent transitions to the real thing.
After reading a few reviews, I decided to roll the dice and try the PX-120... and I was not disappointed. The action is firm and realistic, and doesn't feel cheap or only semi-weighted. These keys are heavy and feel just like a real acoustic piano. The keyboard itself is amazingly slim, but not flimsy or annoyingly small.
My only small gripe is the quality of the built-in speakers, something I knew was going to be the biggest drawback of this particular keyboard. When practicing with headphones (or, I assume, some sort of external amplifier), the tones are actually quite good and some of the best I've heard. Unfortunately, the speakers don't seem to do a very good job of conveying this, as the tone (especially around the middle of the keyboard) sounds a bit flat or muddled. However, it's not distractingly bad if you're not too concerned about this, and as I said it is absolutely no reflection on the quality of the patches themselves.
Short version: This instrument can't be beat for the price, feels just like an acoustic piano, and is extremely well made, though the one feature they obviously cheaped out on is the on-board speakers.
Highly recommended! Five stars.
 Great, Except... July 18, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I received my PX-120 yesterday. I can affirm both the positive and negative aspects of all the previous reviewers. However, I would like to emphasize certain aspects of this keyboard.
The body of the PX-120 is very thin, so it is ideal for small spaces.
The keys feel absolutely amazing. If I were to close my eyes I would believe it was an acoustic grand piano.
However, the speakers are not very good at all. The sound, although realistic, sounds muffled when played over the keyboard's small, built-in speakers. With such an overall great design, I would not have thought that Casio would have overlooked this critical aspect of a keyboard. Alternately, when using an external sound source, the tone quality is astounding.
Overall, this keyboard is probably the best in the $500 or less range.
Wonderful budget digital piano if you get a good one June 23, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I got the Casio PX-120 because it was the least expensive digital piano that met my requirements -- it's a full keyboard, has a very life-like piano feel, will allow you to practice with headphones, and -- with 128 note polyphony -- does not suffer from drop-outs in complex playing contexts. The keyboard instruments (two grand pianos, two electric pianos, a harpsichord, and a pipe organ) and the vibraphone are all pleasing to my ears. My worry with this and its Casio and Yamaha cognates were that a depressingly large number of people seem to report defective products in this price-range. It appears that M Williams was saddled with one of the bad ones -- there appears to be a tendency for the speakers to be defective in this model (although I have not seen anyone else report having problems with the headphone jacks.) Since everything that I researched that was within a couple hundred dollars of this unit also had a fair number of reports of failures out of the box, I decided to take a chance on this one.
So far, so good. I am delighted with the sound quality and the feel of the instrument. It would be nice if there were more attention to QC during manufacture of this class of digital piano, but it does appear to be a bit of a crap shoot. So, if you decide to get one of these pianos, you may well want to make sure that the dealer is reputable and will swap it out without giving you a problem if you get a bad one. If you get a good one, it is a real treasure at a very attractive price point.
Just a question for previous reviewer March 23, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I wanted to ask the previous reviewer what he means by "metallic rattle or buzz". You said that was applicable to samples. I don't even know what samples mean. Do you mean when you put the keyboard in a mode to play different sounds? Because I only play the regular piano sound and if the keyboard doesn't produce any rattle or buzz (on regular piano sound mode) then this keyboard would be perfect for me. I often turn down the volume a lot so no one can hear me practice and I don't like to wear headphones. So, if this new model doesn't make any clunking sound when you release the keys as you stated, I think that's great.
 Some Improvements over the PX110, but... February 24, 2008
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I traded in a PX-110 for a PX-120. I bought the Casio so I could practice piano using headphones. The most important features for me are piano action, piano sounds and metronome. I don't care much about the other features and sounds, although sometimes I use the recording feature to lay down a bass line I can solo over.
Pros:
* The action is significantly better in the PX120 as compared to the PX110. The loud clunking caused by the key return in the PX110 is gone in the PX120. Big difference!
* 128 note polyphony means no notes cut out when you hold down the damper pedal during long runs. Nice.
* Notes sustain longer when held and this sounds more realistic than the PX-110.
* The "classic" piano setting is better than the PX110.
* Metronome volume can be adjusted in the PX120.
Cons:
* The "modern" setting sounds too metallic, brittle and "twangy" for my taste, especially with headphones. So the "classic" sound is the only usable piano setting, in my opinion.
* The samples are problematic for 3 notes: the second D#, E and F above middle C. There is a noticeable metallic rattle or buzz when these notes are struck firmly. Very annoying, especially with headphones. How could Casio let the product go out the door with this flaw? The PX-320 has the same problem (I went back to the store and checked the floor models with headphones).
* The sound is a little bass-heavy in the PX-120. The PX-110 has a more balanced sound.
* The metronome could be set to "ding" in 5/4 time (every five beats) in the PX110, and this feature was removed in the PX120. The promotional literature for the PX120 is incorrect on this point. The PX120 metronome can be set to ding every 0,2,3,4 and 6 beats. Not a huge deal, but I don't see why they had to remove it, as 5/4 isn't that uncommon anymore.
* Still no 1/4" output jack, although I don't plan to do gigs with the PX120, so not a big deal to me.
The sound annoyances with the PX-120 are making it hard for me to decide between the PX-110 and the PX-120. Both models have flaws, so it's a matter of deciding which flaws with which to live. I'm really annoyed at Casio for the sample quality in the PX-120. If it wasn't for the problem with the 3 notes, I'd stick with the PX-120.
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