Yamaha Portable Keyboard (PSSA50)

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Yamaha Portable Keyboard (PSSA50)

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Size And Portability

Customers are highly satisfied with the size and portability of the product. They appreciate its mobility, ease of use, and ability to fit in bags or carry cases for travel. Some customers also mentioned that it has good sound quality despite being compact. A few customers noted that the keys are not full-sized but still suitable for practice and learning purposes.

Functionality

Customers are generally positive about the functionality of the Yamaha Portable Keyboard (PSSA50). They appreciate its sustain button, pressure sensitive keys, and use it for various purposes such as learning chords, composing, and even as a midi controller. However, some customers have noted issues with the effect button's non-latching feature and the difficulty of reading buttons due to low contrast. Additionally, there are mixed opinions regarding its durability and reliability.

Sound Capabilities

Customers generally praise the Yamaha Portable Keyboard (PSSA50) for its good sound capabilities, with some acknowledging limitations but overall satisfaction. The keyboard offers multiple sound options, recording functionality, USB/MIDI capabilities and decent sound quality, making it suitable for practice and everyday use. Some customers have noted that the built-in speaker is useful for quick tunes but may not be sufficient for performances. Overall, the Yamaha Portable Keyboard delivers a good performance for its size and price.

Build Quality

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the build quality of the Yamaha Portable Keyboard (PSSA50). While some are pleased with its sturdiness and value, others find it to feel cheap. The keys, however, are generally appreciated for their nice feel.

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Power Source

Customers have reported inconsistent experiences with powering on the keyboard, some were able to use it via USB or batteries while others had issues getting it to work at all.

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Quality

Great tone, pressure-sensitive keys, midi, very portable.

We are very happy with the sound quality from this little unit.

Sound quality as fist heard through the little on-board speaker was as you might guess, marginal.

I had a big clumsy full sized yamaha and before that, a casio keyboard that were either always in the way or went mosly unused ... Read More

Price

This was exactly what i wanted a the price i wanted to pay.

Great value for the price and decently sized.

For the price the keyboard gives you a lot.

At about $165 i am not complaining, but would love to see something slightly more professional level even if it cost another $100.

Shipping

Hope to enjoy it for a long time to come.

Packaging/appearance

Could add a louder speaker and pitch/mod wheels, but look at what you are getting in such a small package!

Competitiveness

As far as a review of this keyboard itself, i don’t have a lot of experience with keyboards, but this seems to compare well fea... Read More

Keybed is very good compared to other small portable keyboards.

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great, good, quality, little and piano.

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Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 769 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 23 2024.