Kawai CA901 vs. CA701 Digital Piano [Sound Comparison Demo] - Does the Soundboard Really Matter?

❗️🎹 Today we&be looking at the brand new and Digital Pianos! Representing the highest levels of Kawai&Concert Artist digital piano series, these two models are the very finest in digital piano technology. But how do they sound? Check out these pianos on our online store: 00:00 - Improv on the Kawai CA701 00:56 - Improv on the Kawai CA901 01:43 - Intro 03:33 - Kawai CA701 SK-EX Competition Grand Piano Sound Demo 06:13 - Kawai CA901 SK-EX Competition Grand Piano Sound Demo 08:37 - Kawai CA901 SK-EX Concert Grand Piano and Slow Strings Demo 10:30 - Kawai CA701 SK-EX Concert Grand Piano and Slow Strings Demo 12:17 - Final Thoughts Recorded externally with a Boya BY-M1 Lav mic. On paper, these two Kawai models are very similar. Both digital pianos use the Grand Feel III full length wooden-key action and therefore have the same sense of touch. Both have the same touchscreen display and interface (although the CA901 contains some extra features and sounds not on the CA701) and the same sound technology, Harmonic Imaging XL with acoustic rendering technology. One of the most common questions we receive about these two digital pianos concerns the central difference between these two models: Does the solid spruce wooden soundboard in the back of the Kawai CA901 really matter or is it just a gimmick? We think the answer is pretty clear but prefer to leave it your own ears to decide! Music played: Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op. 19 No. 2 in A Minor Beethoven/Liszt...