The Yamaha P95 Digital Piano is the replacement for the P85. There are many habitancy who will have had a lot of fun with the P85 and are mostly happy with the sounds and the potential of the keyboard action. For the price, it is unquestionably worth it.
The P95 was launched at Namm in the Usa and isn't yet ready in the Uk, but retailers should be receiving stock imminently. As always with any new replacement there are varying opinions on either there is any revision or not.
Piano Concerto
There are some habitancy who are quite obviously disappointed that there is no revision on the action or the piano sounds, but to make advancements on these would require a considerable hike up in the price. The P95 will be aimed at the same shop i.e. Beginners, or players who are not so concerned with the number of sounds and want to keep it straightforward - which is why a lot a churches use them. You'll find abundance of habitancy happy with the P85, the action and potential of sounds and the Yamaha P95 digital piano will be upholding this tradition.
Yamaha have supplanted two of the on-board sounds with two new ones namely the Jazz Organ and Choir. There are a few habitancy who think Yamaha should have been additional. But hey, you can't please everyone, and if I was playing in a church I would like a choir sound. I'm also sure that the more modern churches will appreciate the Jazz Organ.
I haven't tested out the piano sounds yet, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Yamaha have made some improvements there. One feature they have definitely improved is the on-board speakers, which have increased power now. In a live environment you would probably still need to hook up to an amp, which I would propose doing anyway.
In overview I would say that the P95 will be a great choice for beginners and players who aren't concerned with having a huge choice of sounds, but want a good action, a full size keyboard at a cheap price.
If you aren't convinced, or you don't like the new sounds you could always check for P85's being sold at a allowance by retailers.
Yamaha P95 Digital Piano chronicle
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