I just received a copy of the Keyboard Magazine October Issue review of the new Casio Privia PX330. I don't know if it's out on the news stands yet. I think you will all agree when you read it that the reviewer really liked this new Privia a lot:

"Casio Privia PX-330 THE DIGITAL PIANO FOR EVERYONE"

PROS: Pro-qualilty piano sound and feel. Only 25 pounds. Respectable auto-accompaniment. Seamless USB and SD card storage. Irresistible bells and whistles for the price.

CONS: Some of the non-piano, GM patches are weak. Button labeling is difficult to read in low light

INFO: $799.00 LIST/APPROX. $700 street

"What's going to make Privia a household name is that it sounds and feels like a grand piano. In fact, you don't really hear how strong the main piano sound is until you run it through something bigger than the built-in speakers. Don't get me wrong-they're terrific, but eight watts is still only eight watts. Within 20 minutes of getting the PX-330 into my studio, I'd played it through my Tannoy and TOA speakers,plus the Barbetta and Gallien-Krueger amps I use for gigs, and I can confidently assert that the piano sound rivals many digital pianos regardless of weight or price. In fact, it may work against Casio that their product is so light and affordable, because some consumers expect "pro" keyboards to cost and weigh more - but having read this review, you'll know better"

CONCLUSIONS:
You can gig, write, record, lift it with two fingers, and maybe even pay for it in cash. Even if acoustic piano was the only sound in the Privia PX-330 made, it would be my no-brainer pick for a digital piano under a thousand bucks. (Casio sells the PX-130, a scaled-down model with the same piano sound, for $599.99 list/approx.$500 street). The PX330 offers so much so little that we're awarding it a Key Buy for meter-pegging bang-for-the-buck"
This review was from Richard Leiter at Keyboard Magazine

There are 180 auto accomp. styles with main, variation, intro, ending, fill ins, syncro start. You can also make your own styles by combining different parts of all the styles in the keyboard. There are 96 registration memories to store your set ups. The keyboard has a pitch bend wheel, sd card storage, midi and usb, stereo inputs and stereo outputs. There are internal speakers that go out the back and play to the front (not on the top as before}. There are 250 tones with layers and splits.

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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566 www.kayesmusicscene.com

[This message has been edited by George Kaye (edited 10-01-2009).]