Lol, the ypg-625 has about 500 different voices... and the instrumental ones such as the flute, violin, orchestra(as far as strings go there are a couple dozen different variaties) etc. are surprisingly realistic (there's also weird stuff like footsteps, rain, doorswing etc.) . Kind of annoying in fact, because so many of the synths sound really cool, but you'll go crazy trying decide between. Anyway, I think you'll have more than enough voices out of the yamaha. As far as the piano itself goes, I preferred this one by a considerable margin over even the clavinova's at guitar center because it had the exact weight, response and vibration that I had hoped for. You get a really "big" sound when playing say, politik, yet I just recorded a surprisingly accurate version of "for you" for which you need plenty of sensitivity.

Some of the casios sounded just like real pianos but didn't have enough touch or enough response as I would've liked. But before you buy any instrument you have to try it first...If you can't find the yamaha ypg-625 to try out for yourself it wouldn't be wise to get one...

...But, it is my suggestion because I love the weight and response of the keys AND the crisp, clean sound it gives.

It seems the YPG625 is no longer being produced, so a guy in a music shop has told me. What is the 'replacement' for it? The DGX620 seems pretty similar. Also, is the 32 note polyphony a probem at all? I've read on some piano forums that 64 note is better, but 32 seems to be pretty good from what I can understand.

Yeah, improv seems to think it's a piece of crap, but it looks and seems like the same thing. Also, I feel pretty stupid asking this but...could some one inform me what 32-64 note polyphony means?

The polyphony is to do with the number of notes you can play at any one time - but why would you want to play 32 notes at any one time? Unless you were laying the normal piano sound with, for example, strings or woodwind voices? I don't quite understand that. I'm guessing if I wanna play a Coldplay song or any somng for that matter then it'd be fine right. Technology hey, so confusing!

You mean play 32 notes at the exact same time? I don't see why you would need to.

It's not to do with notes, it's tones which is differnt. If I'm not mistaken when you press one key in the piano-voice for example, you actually play more than one tone.. Because otherwise it would be a very flat, uninteresting sound which would sound nothing like a piano... I'm not 100 on this, though so don't quote me ^^

okay, so would that also be in reference to dynamics? and the different sounds you get when you strike the key with different levels of force?

I bought the Yamaha DGX620 as championed in this thread and I love it!!! One of the best things I've ever bought in my life ever :D

yamaha cp300 is bril

 

or a used yamaha p200

 

google them they're beautiful

The CP300 is next on my list lol.

Yamaha YPG-525 is quite good for beginner , you can have a look at it , you can find it in dealstudio.com for $500 .