The Yamaha Live Grand is consistent from top to bottom...that's what make it my "go to" piano.

I don't like surprises from note to note, one of the reasons I don't have an acoustic....besides the tuning and maintenance issues like regulation etc.

On a digital(or even an arranger), I'd at least like the notes to sound like they came from the same piano...I don't feel that Roland has quite achieved this yet, but they are getting closer.

If having "inconsistent notes" is more "real" to some one's ears, that's their personal perception.

It sure isn't mine.

Sit at Tyros2 or S900 and play the Live Grand...it is wonderfully balanced, consistent and bright and punchy.

I roll off a bit of the brightness for jazz tunes, but otherwise it works perfect for any genre.

Lots of warmth for my needs, yet the right harmonic content to sit well in a mix, or along with a style or SMF.

I always found Roland pianos a little tubby, but you can EQ that out of them fairly easy.

Warm? Not really, but they do have a distinctive tone that some people find pleasing, where others may find it lacks punch and definition, especially in the middle and upper ranges...the lower tones are very nice and broad with lots of clank..they just seem to lose it at the middle, where the inconsistency is most noticable as well.

I'm very impressed with the Yamaha CP-300...very well balanced piano sound in all ranges....terrific action to go with it....but, a little too "unportable" for me....I'm going to get another P85.

Ian