🎹Yamaha P45 vs Casio Privia PX-160 Digital Piano Review, Demo, & Comparison🎹

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Welcome, and thank you for joining us for another comparison video here at Merriam Pianos. Today, we’re going to be looking at two heavy hitters of the entry level market, the Casio PX160 and the Yamaha P45. While both of these instruments have been out on the market for a few years, both are still highly relevant entry level options.

These two instruments are priced almost exactly the same, so they’re invariably often compared against one another. This being said, when you start digging into the specs on these two instruments, it becomes quite apparent that the Casio Privia PX160 is delivering an especially exceptional value for the price point.

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Piano Sound:

Right off the bat, there’s a couple of specs that start to jump out when comparing these two pianos. For starters, the Casio PX160 has 128 notes of polyphony, versus exactly half of that on the P45 at 64 notes. Secondly, in terms of the speakers, each instrument has two speakers, but while the Yamaha P45 has 6 watt speakers, the PX160 boasts 8 watt speakers, which is actually slightly more power than Yamaha offers even in it’s upgraded Yamaha P125.

The Casio PX160 used Casio’s proprietary AiR Sound Source, which is essentially a sample based tone engine, with some added synthesis on top to provide some extra tonal nuance. The Yamaha P45 uses Yamaha’s AWS synthesis which sounds reasonably full, and while not as complex as the PX160’s, is still a satisfying piano tone.
Piano Action:

When it comes to the piano actions on these 2 instruments, the differences become more pronounced. The PX160 features Casio’s Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action II keyboard. The keytops are heavily textured on the white and black keys of the Casio PX160 which really helps provide some control while allowing your fingers to move freely. The P45 uses Yamaha’s GHS action, which uses a polished finish for the white keys which feel pretty similar to the black keys. Overall, this action feels a little bit slippery.

Another key difference in terms of the specs is that the Casio PX160’s action utilizes triple sensor technology, as compared to the Yamaha P45 which still uses a double sensor. This should be a very notable difference in theory, but in practice, it can be easy to miss keys on the PX160 as the action feels a bit loose. The PX160 is only marginally better in terms of the dynamic range the action allows as compared to the Yamaha P45. Neither of these actions offer escapement, which is only found in the Roland FP10 at this price point.
Piano Features:

Both of these pianos cover all of the bases when it comes to your typical digital piano features with things like metronome, transpose layering and UBS connectors all available on-board. There’s a basic recorder built into the PX160 which is not the case with the P45, which some folks may find relevant. The PX160 has two ¼ inch outputs at the back of the instrument, completely separate from the headphone output, which is very unique for this price point. With the Yamaha P45, your only option for a line out is the headphone jack, which will do the track, if not optimally.
Conclusions:

There are things to like about both of these instruments. The Yamaha action feels a bit tighter which is better for some playing situations, while the Casio action’s weight and texture are more enjoyable. The Casio’s tone engine is a definite stand out, and Casio really deserves some credit for the job they’ve done here. We hope you’ve enjoyed this review!

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