btw, still would love your insight on if Yamaha would replace keys on a P120.

Thanks.

Also, will Yamaha still replace the keys of a P120? I’m looking into a used one and would like to know if I had a problem with the keys Yamaha would fix it.

Thanks.

To be honest, I rarely connect my P140 to an amp because I use it “in situ” at home and the built in speakers are perfectly adequate for my needs.

If I were connecting to an amp I would probably just use the back outputs. I know there’s no volume control but to be honest I’d control that from the amp, and if it were then going out to a PA desk I’d expect the sound engineer there to level volume as required.

If I was going to take it from the headphone socket, I’d just use stereo 3.5mm jack to appropriate connection. For example, my current Roland amp I could either use a 3.5mm to RCA split, and the amp handles stereo to mono, or I could use 3.5mm to 6.3mm (either direct or with an adapter) in which case I think the amp still handles stereo to mono. I’d always want any output to a desk to maintain stereo.

Hope that helps a little. It is annoying that the RCA outputs are fixed volume, but I don’t think it’s totally unworkable, but of course the way you need to use the P140 may vary.

You might be able to find a P120 which is still a very good keyboard, if this is important, or alternatively one of Yamaha’s other models, but I understand how tempting it is given the discount.

Andy

I’m looking into buying the p140. It’s discounted quite a bit at the local music store, I’m sure becuase of the p155. My question is how were you connecting the P140 to your amp? I would assume you would use the headphone jacks to retain volume control, but how do you convert the stereo to mono? I gig out quite a lot and it’s crucial that I have a robust connection to my amp.

Thanks

Greg

Here’s the article I wrote announcing the P155 replacing the P140 and here’s the complete specifications for the P155 which hopefully will make comparing them easier. I’ll try to update this post to compare all three in due course.

The CP-300 is certainly a big beast compared to the P140 or P155. It has the same polyphony as the P155 (128 notes) plus a load more voices, better EQ and such like. Well suited for live performance but with a price tag matching the extra features. The CP33 is more in line with the P series, with 64 note polyphony. You’d probably want to test them out side by side to see which you prefer. I’d personally plump for greater polyphony if good reproduction of acoustic piano is important to you.

Other then that… thanks man for the insightful update.

Perry