Yamaha P-525 88-Key Digital Piano Black

As someone who's played everything from uprights to workhorse stage pianos, I can say this with confidence: the Yamaha P-525 has the best piano touch in its class. The GrandTouch-S keyboard action is incredibly responsive and expressive—it genuinely feels like you're playing an acoustic grand. From delicate pianissimos to bold fortissimos, it gives you full dynamic control. Yes, it's heavier than the P-225 or the classic P-125—but if you're serious about playing and want a truly authentic feel, the P-525 is worth carrying the extra weight. This is not just a digital piano—it's a professional instrument built for players who care deeply about the nuances of touch and tone. It's portable enough to take to rehearsals or gigs when quality matters more than convenience—and that's often the case for me. Highly recommended for pianists who don't want to compromise on feel.

I tried everything to make the Pianos sound good but it's impossible because the samples are not as good. When a high note is played hard it sounds like hitting a glass or hearing some kind of distortion. The Transpose&Octave cannot be used on the fly since they're in the menu! The Yamaha Smart Pianist is not that helpful either. I will return it.

I'm the accompanist for our city's children's choir, and I bought this for them. It lives at my house and I'm in love with it! The sounds are very realistic, including sympathetic vibrations. You can connect to the speakers with Bluetooth too!

I had a Yamaha P515 and really liked it. The problem I had was when I got everything set up the way I wanted it to be, and then turned it off, it was all gone. I decided to trade keyboards, so after hearing all the hype about the ck 88 I purchased it. After 4 days of playing it I did not like the springy keys and all the other stuff did not interest me, the speakers were weak, so I returned it, and bought the P525. The more I play it the more I like it. The action is better than the P515, which was also good. This keyboard just feels good under my fingers. The speakers sound better than the 515. I don't like menu diving, but now I can save my registrations in the memory of the keyboard. I also had an I pad hooked up to my P 515, I could not make it work on the P525, after a few emails back and forth with yamaha, the problem was solved. I hope to keep this keyboard for the rest of my life unless they come up with a P535. Be aware if you are buying this keyboard, it is heavy if you want to gig with it. I got a guy (husband). Negative: The only negative I have is they should have put a parts volume control on the top of the keyboard instead of buried in the menu. Then the keyboard would be perfect for me

I started my piano lessons with a highly rated teacher and we tried Yamaha Clavinova CLP-745 in a local store. She felt the key action is great. Then I found out that P525 shares with same key action. After I bought P525, I asked my teacher to play it and she verified it has the same key action. So I'm happy the with purchase.

First of all, this is not a piano for gigging. You'd be better served by the likes of Yamaha CP88, Nord Stage 4, Roland RD2000 or KORG Grand Stage X, depending on your budget. For me, I wanted to get the best all around digital piano for under 2K that I could use at home. I initially looked at Kawai ES920, Roland FP-90X, and Yamaha P515. While I loved the sound and the key action of ES920, the frame was bit plasticky and light, which would not be detriment if you needed portability. As for Roland FP-90X, I didn't care much for the key action as escapement felt artificial and rubbery. Otherwise, it is a fantastic choice. With Yamaha P-515, while I liked it the best overall, I felt the key action was a bit heavier than I'd like. Therefore, I had been hesitant to pull the trigger until Yamaha came out with P-525. With P-525, Yamaha corrected my dislike by making the key action lighter and also supposedly improved on the piano sound sample and the sound engine, although the sound difference is really imperceptible. At nearly 50 lbs, P-525 is a porker and not really "portable". But for me, the most important aspects of the digital piano are the sound sample and key action. Weight, other sound samples and connectivity are secondary issues as far as I am concerned. And price matters, no matter what the price range is. Piano sound sample: 1. Yamaha, 2. Kawai, 3. Roland Key action: 1. Kawai & Yamaha (tie), 2. Roland Price: 1. Yamaha, 2. Kawai, 3. Roland Weight: 1. Kawai, 2. Roland, 3. Yamaha Winner, winner and chicken dinner .... Yamaha