860 for PX320+stand+pedal+x chair - 04/06/08 04:13 AM
So I went to Guitar Center today. After I started browsing on this forum I just could not stop myself from trying out some pianos.
For my situation, I live in a university dorm, so I decided that a cabinet, although as much as I'd like one, is impossible. Therefore, I decided to look at Casio PX series. I tried Yamaha as well..but I figured, as of right now I don't want to pay over a grand...if I wanted to do that I'd rather just pay a lot for a very acclaimed one.
I had the chance to try PX 1x0 (can't quite remember clearly) and PX 320. I liked the PX 320; rather than Yamaha, I felt that its keys were heavier - which is good imo as they better simulate grand piano keys which are quite heavy. I really liked the sound on one of the pianos (although I was impressed with two of the pianos).
Overall, I was very tempted to walk out with it.
Of course, after this I realized that I need to buy a stand/pedal/chair since I don't have any digital equipment. These add about 130 to the 320's 700, making the total price about 830. After Tax, that's about 900 dollars.
I asked the a salesman if I would get any discount with all those purchases, and he said that after tax, I could walk out with the entire setup for about 860.
Now, after a long time of buying things online, I developed a fear for the "sticker price" and a severe distrust of buying thing in stores. Would this be a good deal? I was hoping for this to be my stepping stone to a high end yamaha maybe two or three years from now.
Lastly, I realized that I focused entirely on the piano and not on anything else. Well, maybe the stand and chair can't do much. But what about pedal? I remember the model was something like SP2 and SP4. I tried to see if the "half sustaining" made a difference, which was fruitless as I really don't know what half sustaining is.
If I were to spend about 860 on a Casio PX 320+stand+chair+pedal, would there be an alternative that might be a better choice? I wanted to try out the PX200, but the store surprised me - I saw a flyer that said PX200 was new and will be in stock soon. I thought PX200 was being replaced, not new; so maybe there was a typo.
As everyone does, I want to spend my money and get the values that I want: a great sound and keys that will improve my piano skills even on an acoustic. So, are there any notable suggestions on whether I should wait or go for this deal?
I feel kinda bad for asking for advice on my first post; I planned on taking videos of the pianos I was looking at/playing, but unfortunately I couldn't find my camera batteries and I had to hurry X_X. But I'm sure glad there's this forum that gave me some sense of which brands/models to go for; before I came here I had no idea what to get; I think I was going to go for the first thing that came up in eBay haha.
For my situation, I live in a university dorm, so I decided that a cabinet, although as much as I'd like one, is impossible. Therefore, I decided to look at Casio PX series. I tried Yamaha as well..but I figured, as of right now I don't want to pay over a grand...if I wanted to do that I'd rather just pay a lot for a very acclaimed one.
I had the chance to try PX 1x0 (can't quite remember clearly) and PX 320. I liked the PX 320; rather than Yamaha, I felt that its keys were heavier - which is good imo as they better simulate grand piano keys which are quite heavy. I really liked the sound on one of the pianos (although I was impressed with two of the pianos).
Overall, I was very tempted to walk out with it.
Of course, after this I realized that I need to buy a stand/pedal/chair since I don't have any digital equipment. These add about 130 to the 320's 700, making the total price about 830. After Tax, that's about 900 dollars.
I asked the a salesman if I would get any discount with all those purchases, and he said that after tax, I could walk out with the entire setup for about 860.
Now, after a long time of buying things online, I developed a fear for the "sticker price" and a severe distrust of buying thing in stores. Would this be a good deal? I was hoping for this to be my stepping stone to a high end yamaha maybe two or three years from now.
Lastly, I realized that I focused entirely on the piano and not on anything else. Well, maybe the stand and chair can't do much. But what about pedal? I remember the model was something like SP2 and SP4. I tried to see if the "half sustaining" made a difference, which was fruitless as I really don't know what half sustaining is.
If I were to spend about 860 on a Casio PX 320+stand+chair+pedal, would there be an alternative that might be a better choice? I wanted to try out the PX200, but the store surprised me - I saw a flyer that said PX200 was new and will be in stock soon. I thought PX200 was being replaced, not new; so maybe there was a typo.
As everyone does, I want to spend my money and get the values that I want: a great sound and keys that will improve my piano skills even on an acoustic. So, are there any notable suggestions on whether I should wait or go for this deal?
I feel kinda bad for asking for advice on my first post; I planned on taking videos of the pianos I was looking at/playing, but unfortunately I couldn't find my camera batteries and I had to hurry X_X. But I'm sure glad there's this forum that gave me some sense of which brands/models to go for; before I came here I had no idea what to get; I think I was going to go for the first thing that came up in eBay haha.