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Introduction

The Yamaha P145 is fairly new on the market, and today, we’ll be comparing it to the Casio PSX1100.
On paper, the Casio is far better than the Yamaha, but musical instruments cannot be judged solely on specifications. It is vital to actually play them, and ideally sidebyside.
The Yamaha has some bright spots that compare very well if not better than the Casio.
The Casio costs USD600, CDN899, whereas the Yamaha costs USD500, CDN750.

Specifications

Casio PSX1100

This keyboard was released in 2021, and uses Casio’s Multidimensional Morphing AiR tone generator that incorporates 4 or 5 sampling layers with synthesis, volume, and EQ morphing to eliminate any sample stepping, as well as extraspacial processing. It has one of the most impressive piano tones of any major manufacturer.

The PSX1100 comes with 18 onboard tones, two 8watt backwardfacing speakers, Bluetooth wireless MIDI to connect to the Cordana app or any other Bluetooth MIDI iOS or Android app, and two discrete left and right ¼ inch outputs. Casio is the only manufacturer to offer that at this price point. The keyboard is also battery operated making it a very portable option.

Yamaha P145

The P145 comes with 64 notes of polyphony, versus Casio’s 192, and uses the CFIIIS piano samples. It has 10 onboard tones, two 7watt backwardfacing speakers, and one damper resonance engine. There is a Bluetooth MIDI adaptor available to purchase as well.

Actions

Casio started an industry trend by developing a very compact action. They took some flack for this because, due to the shorter pivot length, there are very different amounts of resistance on the keys depending on whether you play them near the front or back. This allowed them to shrink the form factor and reduce the weight to the 25pound range.

When playing basic to intermediate level repertoire, this action feels great.

The Yamaha P145 and P245 are both now using highly compacted actions, with all of the pros and cons that come with that.

That being said, these two actions do not feel the same; the mechanical sensation and sense of depth of the keys are quite different. The Casio has a greater key depth which feels more like an acoustic piano when playing near the front of the key, but results in a greater gradient difference when playing near the back of the key.

The key texture on the Casio has a greater sense of grip than the Yamaha with the Yamaha using a traditional polished white and matte black key top. Both actions have dual sensors and neither has escapement simulation.

Stu’s Thoughts

When considering the signal alone, the PSX1100 produces a thicker more complex signal on a lot of patches, especially the main Hamburg Steinway piano. That sound gets rendered through the onboard speakers really well, particularly through the mid and upper mid ranges. If doubling up sounds, which both keyboards can do, the 64 notes of polyphony on the Yamaha will run out quickly to the point where you would not be able to use it professionally if you wanted to play layered piano and strings.

If playing with just the core piano tone, the Yamaha has a better bass performance, punchier and cleaner, as well as a cleaner treble in the top octave than the Casio.

If you have the extra $100 to spend on the Casio, you are getting a lot for that; ¼ inch outputs, 18 nice thick tones, and specialization and reverb settings. It also has a more nuanced, complex midrange which is better reproduced with the onboard speakers than the Yamaha.



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