Difference between revisions of "Yamaha/DGX/505"

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About

The Yamaha DGX505 is an electronic musical keyboard with 88 unweighted velocity-sensitive keys, a memory card reader, and a USB port. It has no MIDI port, although apparently the USB port provides much of the same functionality (presumably a computer is required). It comes with a bench and stand (looks like fake wood veneer over particle board).

Related Models

DGX500
DGX505:
- DGX505AD
- DGX505ADB
DGX620
- DGX620B

Notes

I found this keyboard at Costco ($529.99 in May 2006; was $499.97 on 2006-06-10; by September they had dropped this one and were offering the Yamaha DGX620B for $700. As of Jan.19,2008, Yamaha DGX620B was priced at $879.99 at Costco.com). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --Woozle 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT) (Note: we did end up buying it, and it has been good.)

Links

How To

2009-11-17 I need to remove the cover from my Yamaha DGX 505 Portable Grand Piano I've taken all the screws out and still can't get the cover off!: not verified

Reference

Manufacturer:
- User Manual for DGX-505 and DGX-305
Retailers:
- Amazon.com
- was $560 at MusiciansBuy and $530 at Sam's Club; no longer available as of 2021-11-23

Photos

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-==Overview==
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-[[Category:Consumer Products]][[category:hardware]]The [[Yamaha DGX505AD]] is an electronic musical keyboard with 88 unweighted velocity-sensitive keys, a memory card reader, and a [[USB]] port. It has no [[MIDI]] port, although apparently the USB port provides much of the same functionality (presumably a computer is required). It comes with a bench and stand (looks like fake wood veneer over particle board).
+[[page type::article]]
+[[thing type::musical keyboard]]
+[[category:consumer electronics]]
+[[category:hardware]]
+</hide>
+==About==
+The '''Yamaha DGX505''' is an electronic musical keyboard with 88 unweighted velocity-sensitive keys, a memory card reader, and a [[USB]] port. It has no [[MIDI]] port, although apparently the USB port provides much of the same functionality (presumably a computer is required). It comes with a bench and stand (looks like fake wood veneer over particle board).
 ==Related Models==
-* DGX505ADB: not sure what the difference is
+{{Yamaha digital piano models}}
-* DGX500
 ==Notes==
-I found this keyboard at Costco ($529.99 in May 2006; was $499.97 on 2006-06-10; saw it at $700 by September, though that may have been a different model). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT)
+I found this keyboard at [[Costco]] ($529.99 in May 2006; was $499.97 on 2006-06-10; by September they had dropped this one and were offering the [[Yamaha DGX620B]] for $700. As of Jan.19,2008, Yamaha DGX620B was priced at $879.99 at Costco.com). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT) (Note: we did end up buying it, and it has been good.)
 ==Links==
-* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002AGMCI/sr=8-1/qid=1147865515/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-2179535-3887004?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Amazon.com]
+===How To===
-* [http://www.musiciansbuy.com/mb/item.asp?ic=DGX505KIT MusiciansBuy] ($560)
+* '''2009-11-17''' [https://www.fixya.com/support/t3456374-need_remove_cover_from_yamaha_dgx_505 I need to remove the cover from my Yamaha DGX 505 Portable Grand Piano I've taken all the screws out and still can't get the cover off!]: not verified
-* DGX505ADB: [http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=159348 Sam's Club] ($530)
+===Reference===
-==Reference==
+* '''Manufacturer''':
+** [[:File:dgx505 en.pdf|User Manual]] for DGX-505 and DGX-305
+* '''Retailers''':
+** [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002AGMCI/sr=8-1/qid=1147865515/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-2179535-3887004?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Amazon.com]
+** was $560 at MusiciansBuy and $530 at Sam's Club; no longer available as of 2021-11-23
+==Photos==
 [[Image:0008679228304 L4.jpg]]
 [[Image:Yamaha dgx505kit.jpg]]