🎹 Kawai CN201 vs Roland RP701 | Digital Piano Comparison & Review 🎹

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0:00 - Video Introduction on the Kawai CN201 vs Roland RP701
0:11 - Product Shots of the Kawai CN201 and Roland RP701
1:08 - Opening Playing Demo/Sample on the Kawai CN201
1:30 - Opening Playing Demo/Sample on the Roland RP701
1:50 - Video Overview on the Kawai CN201 and Roland RP701
3:23 - Piano Sound Discussion on the Kawai CN201
4:01 - Kawai CN201 Upgrades
5:30 - Polyphony on the Kawai CN201
6:33 - Piano Demo on the Kawai CN201 core Piano Samples
6:45 - Kawai Cn201 SK-EX Piano Tone Demo
8:05 - Kawai CN201 EX Piano Tone Demo
8:46 - Kawai CN201 Upright Piano Tone Demo
9:32 - Discussion on the Kawai SK-EX and EX tones
10:29 - More samples on the Kawai CN201
11:52 Additional Tones on the Kawai CN201
13:10 - Organ Sound Demos
13:45 - Conclusions on additional tones on the Kawai CN201
14:33 - Review: Piano Sound Discussion on the Roland RP701
15:05 - Piano Sound Demos on the Roland RP701
17:25 - Upright Sounds on the Roland RP701
18:21 - E-Piano Tones on the Roland RP701
19:07 - Additional Piano Tones on the Roland RP701
20:08 - More playing demos on the Kawai CN201
20:43 - More playing demos on the Roland RP701
20:55 - Conclusions on the Piano and other tones on the Kawai CN201 v.s. Roland RP701
22:50 - Piano Sound Spec Slide
23:02 - Piano Action Review begins
23:44 - Piano Action Texture on the Kawai CN201
24:32 - Roland RP701 Action Review
24:54 - Piano Action Texture on the Roland RP701
26:32 - Piano Action Spec Slide
26:43 - Piano Features Review
30:08 - Additional Features on the Kawai CN201 and Roland RP701
33:01 - Piano Features/Connectivity Spec Slides
33:22 - Video Outro

Hi all and welcome to the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. Today we’ve got a piano comparison video that should be very relevant to many of you as we enter the holiday season as we see how the brand-new Kawai CN-201 matches up against the Roland RP701.

These pianos compete directly against one another in the market so this should be a very interesting comparison.

Background
The CN201 and RP701 are very well matched for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that they’re very close in price.

That said, they’re actually quite distinct in what they have to offer musically, so as is always the case with our videos, we hope this comparison can help make the research process a little bit more enjoyable for you if you happen to be considering these two options.

The CN201 is laser-focused on the acoustic piano experience, while the RP701 offers a wider breadth of overall experience and a more advanced companion app with the Roland Piano App.

Piano Sound
The CN201 is the follow-up to the hugely popular CN29, which was very dominant in its category. The CN201 carries on this tradition, and they've actually managed to improve the sonic experience with some new signal processing, though the same Progressive Harmonic Imaging sound engine returns.

The RP701 is using Roland’s SuperNATURAL Piano sound with 256 notes of polyphony, and the first thing you’ll notice is the massive collection of 324 onboard tones, with 14 acoustic piano patches alone. The core acoustic piano patches are very good, as are the e-pianos especially. We would give the nod to the CN201 in terms of the grand piano sound, but the quality of non-piano sounds is higher on the RP701.

The other key difference is the speakers. The CN201 is using a powerful 40-watt speaker system, compared to 24 watts on the RP701.

While there isn’t a huge difference in power in the mid and upper registers, the CN201 has significantly more punch in the lower register.

Piano Action
Kawai brings back the RHIII action in the CN201, however, this is an improved version of the action with better key cushioning. This reduces mechanical noise, and should also improve the RHIII’s long-term durability.

Over on the RP701, we have another action that happens to be a favorite of ours here at Merriam Pianos with the PHA4 Standard Keyboard action. The PHA4 also has a triple sensor, escapement and textured keytops.


Conclusion
Thanks for watching! We’ve got two great options here, though as we said at the outset, the CN201 is geared towards the more authentic piano experience for the money, while the RP701 is a more versatile digital instrument.

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