In the last few years I had the Casio Privia PX-350 and then the PX-160. While the feel and response is definitely superior to Yamaha, I did find them kind of noisy too. Furthermore, after a little over a year of playing each, the keys got noisier. The Casios are great for self expression. I could really get my ya ya's out in a way that I couldn't with the cheap Yamahas.

I sold the PX-350 because of the noisy keys, and used the $$ to get the PX-160 which brand new wasn't so noisy. After a year, the PX-160 was noisy. Fortunately, the Casio had a 2 year warranty. They completely replaced the keys! The recently repaired PX-160 is now for sale on Craigslist because I too bought the Roland FP90 which plays like an absolute dream and sounds incredible.

The FP90 has great acoustic piano and EP's. I play mostly through headphones or through my Rokit monitors with a subwoofer. I play around with Pianoteq too.

I have heard that in the under $1000 range that the Kawai ES-110 has the best piano feel even though it only has two sensors. I have heard some negative comments from several people about the Roland FP30 that the keys don't come up quickly enough and that it's more fatiguing on the wrists.

From my playing experience and anecdotally, Yamaha is behind all competitors in the under $2000 range. Sad, but true.

If I were spending under $2000, I would go with the Roland FP-90 or the Kawai ES-8. Under $1000, I would get the Kawai ES-110. Under $500, get a Casio.