Yamaha Keyboards Psr 170 Views

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The PSR-170 is a 61-key keyboard with over 100 voices, including the industry's best Portable Grand™ piano voice. Learn to play with the built-in Yamaha Education Suite. A DJ feature with cool sounds and built-in loops provides a cutting-edge sound. Built-in speakers make it truly portable. Educational options and low price make the PSR-170 ideal for those learning to play.

At the age of 11, the Yamaha PSR-170 was my first ever keyboard, as I needed one to practice with as I had taken up keyboard lessons at school. Since then, it has served me well, and infact it's next to me on a stand as I type this review, as I have recently done some recording with it. For those of you who don't know, Yamaha are considered the big guns when it comes to Keyboards and Pianos, and many other instruments that are usually made so that they are affordable yet practical and are generally quality instruments. The Yamaha range is partially available in Argos, and this is where I purchased the PSR-170 for around

Summary You can purchase a Yamaha PSR170 for around $380 and for that price it is hard to find anything with a better value. It

1. Touch response - It means that the faster you'll fall to the key the louder it will sound. Today, most of the Yamaha keyboards have a touch response, while there are some levels of quality of this feature. (the highest is the Graded Hammer Action). The Graded Hammer Action is like having a real piano, but it is unnecessary for a beginner since it immensely raises the price. On the other side there are PSR keyboards in which no matter how hard you press, you get the same volume. As a piano teacher I must say that it is necessary to have a keyboard with a touch response. You can find a good Yamaha PSR keyboard with this important feature for just 160$.