Kawai ES520 vs ES110 - Keyboard Comparison & DEMO
The ES110 is the most affordable portable keyboard that Kawai offers. Today we are looking at the ES110 and we are comparing it against the brand new ES520. Ted’s thrilled to bring you this keyboard comparison so sit back and enjoy.
Kawai ES520 vs ES110 - Specifications Comparison
Keyboard
ES520: Responsive Hammer Compact II action - 88 keys - Grade-weighted hammers - Matte key surfaces - Triple sensor hammer detection
ES110: Responsive Hammer Compact action - 88 keys - Grade-weighted hammers - Matte key surfaces
Pedal
ES520: F-10H pedal unit - Damper (with half-pedal support)・
ES110: F-10H pedal unit - Damper (with half-pedal support)
Sound
ES520: Piano Sound・ Progressive Harmonic Imaging (PHI) - 88-key stereo sampling - SK-EX, EX recording - 192 note maximum polyphony
ES110: Harmonic Imaging (HI) - 88-key stereo sampling - EX recording - 192 note maximum polyphony
Piano Resonance
ES520: Damper Resonance - String Resonance-
ES110: Damper Resonance
Piano Adjustment
ES520: Virtual Technician (17 parameters) - Touch Curve (incl. User Touch Curve) - Voicing (incl. 88-key User Voicing) - Damper Resonance - Damper Noise - String Resonance - Key-off Effect - Fall-back Noise - Hammer Delay - Topboard - Decay Time - Minimum Touch - Stretch Tuning (incl. 88-key User Tuning) - Temperament (incl. User Temperament) - Temperament Key - Key Volume (incl. 88-key User Key Volume) - Half-Pedal Adjust - Soft Pedal Depth
ES110: Virtual Technician (7 parameters) - Touch Curve - Voicing - Damper Resonance - Damper Noise - Fall-back Noise - Temperament - Temperament Key
No. of Sounds
ES520: 34 voices19 voices
ES110: Reverb6 types3 types
Brilliance
ES520: ✔
ES110: ✔
Other Effects
ES520: 16 types + amp simulator (3 types)
ES110: Preset (can be disabled)
Speakers
ES520: (8 x 12) cm x 2
ES110: 12 cm x 2
Output Power
ES520: 40 W (20 W × 2)
ES110: 14 W (7 W × 2)
Headphone Enhancements
ES520: Spatial Headphone Sound Headphone Type-
ES110: None
Display
ES520:128 x 64 pixel OLED
ES110: 128 x 64 pixel OLED
Music Rest
ES520: Transparent, detachable type (included)
ES110: Detachable type (included)
Dimensions
Width
ES520: 134 cm (52 3/4")
ES110: 131 cm (51 2/3")
Depth
ES520: 37.5 cm (14 3/4")
ES110: 28.5 cm (11 1/4")
Height
ES520: 14.5 cm (5 3/4 ") [music rest detached]
ES110: 15 cm (6") [music rest detached]
Weight
ES520: 14.5 kg (32 lbs.)
ES110: 12 kg (26 1/2 lbs.)
Available Finishes
ES520: Black (ES520B) White (ES520W)
ES110: Stylish Black (ES110B) Elegant White (ES110W)
Basic Functions
ES520: Dual Split Four Hands Transpose Tuning Registration Startup Setting
ES110: Dual Split Transpose Tuning Registration (4 memories) Startup Setting Speakers On/Off
Sound Demo
ES520: 23 sound demo songs
ES110: 12 songs
Lesson Songs
ES520: none
ES110: Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
Internal Recorder
Total Memory
ES520: approximately 5,000 notes
ES110: approximately 15,000 notes
No. of Songs
ES520: 3 songs
ES110: 3 songs
Metronome
Time Signatures
ES520: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8
ES110: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8
Drum Rhythms
ES520: 100 patterns
ES110: 100 patterns
External Connectivity
ES520: Bluetooth *Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio with aptX support
ES110: Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
USB Audio Recorder
ES520: Record/PlaybackKSO [Kawai song format] SMF (Playback only)
ES110: none
App Functions
ES520: PianoRemote (iOS/Android)
ES110: Virtual Technician app (iPad), Sound Museum app (iPhone/iPad)
Headphone
ES520: 2 x 1/4" Stereo jacks
ES110: 2 x 1/4" Stereo jacks
MIDI
ES520: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
ES110: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, Bluetooth MIDI *
Line Out
ES520: 1/4" L/MONO, R [unbalanced
ES110: ]1/4" L/MONO, R [unbalanced]
Line In
ES520: 1/8" Stereo [unbalanced]-
ES110: none
USB to Host
ES520: ✔
ES110: none
USB to Device
ES520: ✔
ES110: none
Others
ES520: Damper (for F-10H) Damper/Soft/Sostenuto (for GFP-3) Pedal (for F-302) Speakers on/off switch
ES110: Damper (for F-10H)
Power Consumption
ES520: 18 W
ES110: 9 W
Included Accessories
ES520: PowerPower cable AC adaptor (PS-154)
ES110: Power cable AC adaptor (PS-129)
no benches or headphones included
more info→ES110
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