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Hi there! Welcome to the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. We’ve got another comparison for you here as we’ll be looking at how the Casio Privia PX770 stacks up against the slightly more expensive Casio Privia PX870.

We’ll go through all the critical differences between these two instruments, so hopefully, by the end of the video, you’ll know which one’s right for you if you’ve been comparing these two models.

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Piano Overview:

You can essentially think of these two Privia’s as Casio’s response to hugely popular models from competitors, such as Yamaha’s YDP series and Kawai KDP series. The home digital piano market has continued to grow substantially over the last few years, so it’s no wonder Casio has made great efforts to claim a share of this part of the market.

The vast majority of differences between the PX770 and PX870 are sound-related; both in terms of signal processing and amplification, Price-wise, the PX870 costs an additional $400 CAD over the PX770. Now we’ll dive into some specifics.

Piano Sound:

Starting with polyphony, the PX770 features 128 notes of polyphony, while the PX870 doubles it up with 256 notes. What does this mean for the playing experience? It’s fairly subtle, but there is a slight difference with the PX870 sounding thicker.

In terms of the speakers, the PX770 utilizes two 8 watt speakers (16-watt speakers), while the PX870 uses 4 speakers, driven by 40 watts of power. The extra speakers in the 870 provide more detail in the higher frequencies, and of course also a fuller sound due to the extra output power.

Both instruments have the same selection of onboard tones, with a total of 19. There’s a menu labeled on each instrument above the keyboard, which while not aesthetically pleasing, does make for fast navigation of the different tones and other features. The additional tones including electric pianos, organs, strings etc. are quite nice across the board.

In terms of other differences, the PX870 does offer up a few extra sound related parameters, such as string resonance, which does contribute to a better tone.

Do these sound-related differences justify the extra $400 spend for the 870? If you’re mostly going to be using the piano with headphones, probably not, since the differences will be mitigated. That said, if you plan on using the instrument with the speakers primarily, you should strongly consider springing for the 870.

Piano Action:

The actions on both of these instruments are exactly the same as they both feature Casio’s 88-key, Tri-sensor Scaled Hammer Action Keyboard II (Simulated ebony and ivory keys). The triple sensor means this action is capable of accurate MIDI output.

This action doesn’t feature escapement, which probably won’t be a big deal to most looking at one of these instruments anyway.

The texture and the feel on the top of the keys, as well as the key dip, do feel somewhat different than what most will be used to. This might take a little bit of time to get used to as the texture is quite exaggerated. This does go away over time as the keys get played.

Casio has done a great job of improving on the mechanical click noise of the keys, which was a common complaint with their actions in the past. This action is much quieter, which usually lends itself to greater longevity and durability.

Piano Features:

The cabinets on both of these pianos are quite similar, and both are available in black as well as white. The quality of the cabinetry is seemingly identical between both instruments.

Conclusions:

Both of these instruments deliver a great value for the price. They both have a good touch and piano tone that’s on par with offerings from competitors. The PX770 will compete admirably against the Roland RP102 and Kawai KDP70 for example, while the PX870 will be positioned against pianos like the Yamaha YDP144 and Kawai KDP110.

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