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Roland F90 Digital Piano with Stand and Speakers

88 hammer-action keys. Onboard instrument sounds.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          0 out of 10
Support:
          6 out of 10
 
 

"Just like a real piano"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          6 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 11/24/2002
Style of Music: Gospel
Location: New York City

 

 
I've been playing the piano for over 25 years. The piano and harpsichord sounds are very realistic and the key action feels just like you're playing on a good quality upright piano. Some other keyboards in the same price range (such as the Yamaha P-120) may have hammer action keys but they still feel like cheap plastic. These keys feel like ivory or bone. The sound quality and feel of this unit compares well with digital pianos costing twice as much. My only gripe is that there is no onboard sequencer.
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Roland F90 Digital Piano with Stand and SpeakersCustomer Review

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          3 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 6/13/2003

 

 
Feature:
Only 5 instruments

Quality:
This is the only keyboard that actually feels like a real piano.

Sound:
The grand piano sound was incredible!

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"For the money, this one is hard to beat."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from excite.com
Submitted: 3/5/2002
Style of Music: Classical & Jazz Piano
Location: Johhsburg, IL.

 

 
I bought the Roland F-90 for a couple of reasons. First, the Grand Piano sound in the $1000 to $1200 price range was the best I could find. Secondly, it's nowhere near as painful to look at as the other products that fill this price range.

Most digital pianos I played out there, especially at this level, are cheaply packaged in flimsy plastic, with buttons that look like they'll sink through the keyholes when you press them.

The Roland F-90 is quite different. It's very solid, and really feels like an honest to goodness musical instrument and not some cheesy electronic toy like the kind that can be found your local drug store.

The F-90, while it looks sleek and elegant, is actually 100% solid and muscular, and it's quite heavy too. I'm guessing, but I think it's probably close to 200lbs fully assembled.

The keys, which can be adjusted to 4 settings of touch, are heavily weighted and you'll feel as though you've worked out after the first time you play the F-90. However, after some time on it, it really does feel quite good.

Now, If your looking for a little bit of everything in a lower-end digital piano, this isn't it. I'd go with the Yamaha YDP-121. It's got quite a lot of bells and whistles for the money. Kids dig it, and although nothing on the Yamaha is premium, it does give you a quite a few features for the cash.

If you want a better touch and sound though, for a few hundred dollars more I'd look at the Kawai CN270 which feels and sounds just fantastic. Now, I'm a manly man, but even I almost burst into tears when the salesman busted out the "Moonlight" Sonata on the Kawai. It was Good. (Yes, with a capital G.)

However, the whole F-90 package is a great one. It's easy to assemble, I was up and running in 15 minutes. It has 50 demo songs, wonderfully played, that you can access at the touch of a button. It has input/output jacks and the standard MIDI in/out ports as well. The reverb has 5 settings from very short to almost never ending. The touch and sound, while not up there with the more expensive Kawai CN70, is fantastic.

If you're looking for a clean Grand Piano sound (best in it's class) in a very solid $1000-$1200 package, and you want something that isn't flimsy, I think the F-90 is exactly what you're looking for. I love it!
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"Great Piano for the Money."

Overall:
          7 out of 10
Features:
          5 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          7 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 7/17/2003
Style of Music: Contemporary
Location: Columbus, GA - USA

 

 
Feature:
Lacks many features in more expensive pianos such as an LCD display and on-board sequencer, but for the price I paid, I'm not complaining.

Quality:
Quality was excellent. Piano is solid in all respects and the wood finish was great. Keys feel nice, but the white keys feel a bit plasticy if you tap them with your nail. Regardless, it is a great bargain for this kind of price.

Value:
I got a B-stock but it looks absolutely brand new. Everything was still sealed and there were no marks of any kind on the device.

Desirability:
Great all around keyboard for the price. Sleek design, nice wood finish. Quality is there. Would look nice in any modern decour.

Sound:
The sound reasonably good. Most of the notes seemed to be individually sampled, however I could detect a few notes that were panned from other samples. The speakers were the weak point. Even though base was adequate, midrange and treble seemed to be a bit off, and when playing large chords, the sound became muddy. Better and more speakers would fix this. (tweeters, etc.)

Support:
Never used the support but I assume it is at least average.

Overall:
Great piano for the price. A little on the basic side but for the price, you can't get any better. Piano sounds are quite "reasonable", but get some better speakers to make it sould "great." Quality is top-notch. Style is respectable. Go with the B-stock if you can, as it is an even better deal than it already is.

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