Originally posted by Mike Martin:
Since this topic continues to come up I'm getting specifics from our soundware department.
Aside from the speakers, the feature set is essentially the same. They have the same key action too.
There are slight differences in the voicing. If you have the opportunity to play them both, do so. Again, I'll confirm the exact differences.
My understanding is that both instruments use samples taken from the SAME CFIIIS piano during the same recording session. However its possible that different velocity layers and/or mic placements were chosen for each instrument.
I've ordered a P90 for our lab so I can get comparison recordings up on the web. Even so, playing both will give you the best comparison.
Mike is right in theory, they use the same source samples, but the results are different. The fact that there are differences in "voicing" results in a difference in response and clarity.
The P250 Grand Piano 1 has more clarity than the P120 Grand Piano 1 and the P120 Grand Piano 1 has more clarity then the P90 Grand Piano 1. The P250 and the 90 allow a more legato phrasing than the P120. I very much prefer the clarity, response and sympathetic string resonance I can only get with my P250. I dislike having to gig with my P120 but I do because it is only 40 pounds, not as heavy as my 72 pound P250. The P90 sits in the closet, I don't like its lack of clarity.
