Kawai ES920 Digital Piano

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With Responsive Hammer III keyboard action and advanced Harmonic Imaging technology, the Kawai ES920 digital piano is perfect onstage and at home.

Overview

At home, on stage, your music. Featuring the highly-regarded Responsive Hammer III keyboard action, expressive Harmonic Imaging XL sound technology, a powerful 40W speaker system, and full Bluetooth connectivity, the impressive ES920 delivers concert grand piano touch and tone, and a selection of excellent instrument sounds, within a stylish, portable package for the home, studio, or stage.

Features:

- Highly-authentic Responsive Hammer III keyboard action
- Ivory Touch key surfaces, triple sensor, let-off, counterweights
- Harmonic Imaging XL sound engine with 88-key sampling
- Shigeru Kawai SK-EX, SK-5, & Kawai EX grand piano sounds
- Hardware developed in partnership w/Onkyo, 40W speaker system
- Integrated Bluetooth(R) MIDI and Audio wireless technology
- MP3/WAV playback, record, and overdub to USB memory
- 4-band EQ faders, Rhythm Section accompaniment with 100 styles
- Spatial Headphone Sound for enhanced depth and realism
- Sold separately: Modern, lightweight case with matching stand and triple pedal unit

Specs

- Keyboard:
- Responsive Hammer III action
- 88 keys
- Grade-weighted hammers
- Ivory Touch white key surfaces
- Let-off simulation
- Triple sensor key detection
- Counterweights
- Pedal:
- F-10H pedal unit
- Damper (with half-pedal support)
- Piano Sound:
- Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL)
- 88-key stereo sampling
- SK-EX, SK-5, EX recording
- 256 note maximum polyphony
- Piano Resonance:
- Acoustic Rendering
- Damper Resonance
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Cabinet Resonance
- Piano Adjustment:
- Virtual Technician (21 parameters)
- Touch Curve (incl. User Touch Curve)
- Voicing (incl. 88-key User Voicing)
- Damper Resonance
- Damper Noise
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Cabinet Resonance
- Key-off Effect
- Fall-back Noise
- Hammer Noise
- Hammer Delay
- Topboard Simulation
- Decay Time
- Release Time
- Minimum Touch
- Stretch Tuning (incl. 88-key User Tuning)
- Temperament (incl. User Temperament)
- Temperament Key
- Key Volume (incl. 88-key User Key Volume)
- Half-Pedal Adjust
- Soft Pedal Depth
- No. of Sounds: 38 voices
- Reverb: 6 types
- Brilliance: yes
- Other Effects: 16 types + amp simulator (3 types)
- Speakers: (8 x 12) cm x 2
- Output Power: 40 W (20 W x 2)
- Headphone Enhancements: Spatial Headphone Sound
- Display: 128 x 64 pixel OLED
- Music Rest: Transparent, detachable type (included)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 52 \0xBE x 14 \0xBE x 5 \0xBE in / 134 x 37.5 x 14.5 cm
- Weight: 37.5 lbs / 17 kg
- Basic Functions:
- 4-band EQ faders
- Dual
- Split
- Four Hands
- Transpose
- Tuning
- Registration
- Startup Setting
- Sound Demo:
- 25 sound demo songs
- 5 Main demo songs
- 2 Rhythm Section demo songs
- Total memory: approximately 90,000 notes
- No. of Songs: 10 Songs
- Parts: 2 Parts
- Time Signatures: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8
- Drum Rhythms:
- Rhythm Section
- 100 styles (x 2 variations)
- 4-part accompaniment select
- 100 preset chord sequences
- Chord mode: Full Keyboard, 1 Finger, Preset
- 'On Bass' chord detection
- Bluetooth:
- Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible)
- Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
- Bluetooth Audio with aptX support

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Black: Shipping Weight: 59 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 56 x 18 x 11 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES920B
Open Box (Very Good), Black: Shipping Weight: 59 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 56 x 18 x 11 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES920B
White: Shipping Weight: 60 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 56 x 18 x 11 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES920W