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So Yamaha have recently announced a new set of their popular ‘Smart Piano’ CSP series, the CSP-200 series.
This little band of pianos includes the Yamaha CSP-255, Yamaha CSP-275 and the Yamaha CSP-295, the latter also coming as a grand piano cabinet version.
I recently took a look at what each of these has to offer those who may be thinking about purchasing one of these but realised that you might want a bit of an idea of the key differences between say, the Yamaha CSP170 and its upgrade, the Yamaha CSP275.
Both instruments have wooden white keys and synthetic ebony black keys, but where there is a change, is the ‘Grand Touch-S™ keyboard’.
The CSP170 had an NWX keyboard which was the Natural Wood X, but this upgrade to the GrandTouch-S™ keyboard of the CSP-275 it features wooden keys that showcase Yamaha’s expertise with wood for pianos.
The wooden texture and structure of the keys create a more grand piano-like feel giving far more delicate nuances to the pianist’s control when playing.
A new feature on the CSP275 is the half pedal function on the damper pedal. What this means is that there is more opportunity for control with pedalling.
I wrote a blog on half pedalling here if you are interested in what this feature is and why it is important. It’s great that this important function has now been added to the CSP range of pianos.
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Watch Chris explain the differences between the Yamaha CLP & CSP Clavinovas.
On the Yamaha CSP170, the CFX has binaural sampling, but not the Bösendorfer Imperial.
On the CSP275 both are sampled binaurally and furthermore, the headphone function also captures this too!
Again, if you want to know more about binaural sampling, click on this blog here that explains it.
As with any upgrade or instrument with a higher spec, always check to see whether the speakers, amps, voices, pre-sets are higher, bigger or better.
In this case, the speaker sizes remain the same for both instruments but there has been a slight upgrade of 5 watts for each speaker on the CSP275 and there are 772 voices over 692 and 525 preset styles on the CSP255 over 470 on the CSP170.
Ultimately, with any ‘new’ instrument, there will be changes, some may be big, some less so. Yamaha listen to customer responses and thus with each upgraded series they improve sounds, functions and features.
Don’t forget that the team at ePianos are always here to help you and we also offer part exchanges on some products. Contact us to find out more.
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We'll contact you the moment your purchase arrives with us to organise delivery, based on your selected option.
Example products: Yamaha DGX670, Yamaha P-525, Yamaha YDP-S55, Yamaha Clavinova.
These items must be sent with a heavy-goods courier (typically APC or FedEx). On occasion, depending on which is fastest, we will drop-ship directly from Yamaha to your address via Dachser.
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*If you have included the optional £180 "Yamaha Premium Service" home delivery & setup option offered on selected products, we will contact you regarding arrangements after purchase.
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Example products: Yamaha PSR-SX920, Yamaha P-225, Yamaha NP-15.
These items will be sent via courier (typically APC or FedEx). On occasion, depending on which is fastest, we will drop-ship directly from Yamaha to your address via UPS or Parcelforce.
Tracking will be provided by the courier, with a typical arrival time of 1-2 working days.
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