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Well said Steve.

Cheers,
James
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So, did we ever come to any conclusions whether there were any difference between the V-Piano PHA III and the NX/HP307 PHA III? I seem to recall someone saying they differ.

I'm told a large box is at my place marked ROLAND ..... could only be ....

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ROTFL!

Lucky boy!

James
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WOW now I'm REALLY excited !!!!!!

LOL..

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That is IT
The fake Stained glass legs did it for me !!!!

Hey, don't knock it man - that's dewster's dream machine!

It passes all the DPBSD tests too, you know...

Cheers,
James
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Hey, I'd take that Roland C-30 harpsichord in a second. And I'd actually buy one if the positive organ voice had stops of some sort.

Well, I went to the music store the other day and spent some serious time in there. Those guys must hate me as many times as I go in there just to play and not buy anything. It's what I like to call research though. I played the V-Piano for a while and immediately played the RD-700GX (w/out the SN upgrade). As weird as it sounds, I think I liked the PHAII action of the GX about as much as the V-Piano's PHA III, and I think I like the sound of my GXF better than the V-Piano as well. This disturbed me for two reasons. First, I just pre-ordered a $2400 RD-700NX, and I'm beginning to ask myself is the NX really going to be a $2400 justifiable upgrade to my GXF? Second, for a current owner of the GXF, the NX is likely not going to be necessary, as I think Roland will role out the RD-700 series replacement probably around Winter NAMM 2012, which I think would be a more substantial upgrade to my RD-700GXF. I left the store kind of bummed in that I'm really having second thoughts about the NX, but at the same time, I was excited that I may not be spending $2400 for a marginal upgrade, and after playing the CP1/CP5, S90XS, Korg (forget the model), Yamaha P155, Roland V-Piano, Nord Piano, I'm convinced the RD-700GXF can hold its own against any DP for what I need it for, especially with the addition of the RPU-3 pedal I ordered. It sounds fantastic, plays fantastic, and it's already been paid for! Guess I have probably already made up my mind on what to do with the NX.

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Dave, did you go ahead and buy the Nord Piano? I went to the Nord website and listened to their demos and their sounds are incredible.

As for cutting though with the RD-700GX in a live mix, I've found the Grand Piano 3 with lid all the way open and messing with my EQ wo be really potent cutting through. I just gigged this past Friday playing/singing with a guitar player playing stuff from Miles Davis to James Taylor and my piano was cutting through nicely. Could be the room, system, etc. So many variables unfortunately.

Maybe the new "sound focus" doodad on the NX could help with this issue?


If they do and it has SN pianos and PHAIII we probably would too - non-ivory feel would be a plus. The inability of the FP-7F to do a proper WAV recording is somewhat bumming me out. Who needs a stupid looper?

PianoZac, given that you already own an RD-700GXF, I would say that the NX upgrade is rather expensive. However, assuming you are able to sell the GXF for around $2000, the effective $400 NX upgrade actually looks like a pretty good deal. If I was in your position and wanted to remain on the cutting-edge, I'd probably do exactly the same thing - don't worry, you made the right choice.

I'm interested to hear your opinions of the Nord Piano though. You mentioned that the online demos are incredible, but what were your impressions playing the board first hand?

Cheers,
James
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Thanks Kawai James for encouraging words. I've got a really good buddy who reps for Roland, and he told me, the best I can probably get from my RD-700GXF is about $1500-$1700. With the NX rolling out, the resale value will naturally take a hit.

As for the Nord Piano, I found the sounds to be marvelous, but the action to be less than desired. That, like everything is a very personal thing though. I'm so used to the action of the Rolands, which I feel to be very authentic, the Nord felt more like my old Yamaha P-80, which coming from the PHA II Ivory keys and action was like taking a step back in feel. It was a bit of an odd thing, to have such authentic sounding pianos, with a unauthentic feeling action. Again, this is my opinion. I'm not quite in a position to have a real piano, so action is something that is very important to me. The RD-700GXF, IMHO, will be able to hold it's own for a while yet.

I would say, no, not justifiable. At this point I would recommend enjoying the RD700GXF and wait for the next significant upgrade.

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I wish metronome were implemented in this new Rd700!

It's clearly a lack in previous version, in fact a metronome patch can be downloaded from Roland download web page.