
Image credit: Alesis Check availability, prices, and deals: Sweetwater Amazon Although not as good as the Prestige, it still provides excellent value for money, high-quality sound, and hammer-action keys.
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The Recital Pro is a step up from the Alesis Concert and not quite as good as the Prestige.
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The realistic feel, and high-quality sound combined with a very easy-to-use layout, make the Yamaha P71 a solid keyboard piano for beginners.Ĭheck out our full Yamaha P-45 review Alesis Recital Pro 4.3 Between the two grand pianos, you get a good mix of dark, rich tones, along with a brighter variation that’s great for pop music. There are 10 voices, with the flagship voices being the two grand pianos. The lack of features is one of the best things about the P71 because it’s all about the piano. Other than a few reverb types and keyboard modes (Layer/Duo), there’s not much else going on. It comes with graded hammer-action keys and a max polyphony of 64 notes. They are essentially the same instrument. The Yamaha P71 is an Amazon exclusive version of the popular P-45, and it’s Yamaha’s cheapest keyboard piano with weighted keys. Image credit: Yamaha Check availability, prices, and deals: Amazon On sound and feel, it competes with most competition easily. If you’re looking for a straightforward, no-fuss, affordable keyboard piano, it absolutely delivers. The Yamaha P71 (P-45) has been around for a while, and other keyboards have caught up to it, but it still has a lot to offer. The built-in speakers and lightweight body mean it’s easy to play anywhere around the house, too.Ĭheck out our full Casio CDP-S150 review Yamaha P71 4.5 It’s very much geared towards improving technique. It has things like Duet mode, a built-in recorder, and through the Chordana Play app (and others), you can do all sorts, like display scores on your smart device and turn pages with a pedal. The thing that makes the CDP-S150 one of the best budget keyboard pianos (even more than the sound) is how beginner-friendly it is. The already lovely grand piano tones are enhanced by 10 available reverb types and four chorus types. It has 10 built-in voices and a max polyphony of 64 notes. Image credit: Casio Check availability, prices, and deals: Sweetwater Amazonĭespite its slim appearance, the CDP-S150 still comes with scaled hammer-action keys that feel fantastic. We always feel Casio is a strong choice for beginners with access to the Chordana Play app, too. It doesn’t shine in every area, but it does remarkably well for its size in feel and sound. Ideal weighted keys for beginners on a budgetĬasio’s CDP-S150 is a surprisingly good cheap 88-key keyboard piano. There are too many features to cover here, and it all comes in a package that weighs just over 15 lbs.Ĭheck out our full Studiologic Numa Compact 2 review Casio CDP-S150 4.5 It has everything you need for performing, too, with a 10 W + 10 W built-in speaker system and all the connectivity you need for larger gigs. Beyond the onboard sounds, it has enough memory for 99 user programs. Sounds are organized in categories, which makes them easy to navigate, even for beginners. The sounds cover traditional instruments like acoustic pianos, electric pianos, strings, and guitars, all the way to ultra-modern synths. With a max polyphony of 128 notes, it offers 88 voices and a range of built-in effects (up to six at one time). Studiologic’s Numa Compact 2 is a lightweight, full-size keyboard piano with semi-weighted keys. Image credit: Studiologic Check availability, prices, and deals: Sweetwater Amazon But, in terms of the number of features and quality of sound, it’s simply outstanding.Īcross the board, the Numa Compact 2 sounds like a keyboard over double the price. We can’t reasonably place it at number one because it doesn’t have fully-weighted keys. The best budget-friendly keyboard for performersįor us, the Numa Compact 2 is perhaps the best budget keyboard ever for performers. If you do need external amplification as you progress, it also offers more connectivity options than most in its class.Ĭheck out our full Alesis Prestige review Studiologic Numa Compact 2 4.8 The Prestige comes with an impressive built-in speaker system that should be more than enough for any beginner scenario. Even more surprising is the outstanding quality of the electric pianos, especially the Wurly.

It has 16 voices, including some of the best grand pianos you will hear at this price. It comes with some features that make things easier for beginners, like Record mode and Lesson mode. The Alesis Prestige is a full-size keyboard piano with scaled hammer-action keys and a max polyphony of 128 notes. Image credit: Alesis Check availability, prices, and deals: Sweetwater
