I own both a Nord Grand (for a little while longer) and a Nord Grand 2. Overall, very happy with the upgrade. My key positives (top of mind):
* The keybed is so much quieter so not as disruptive at night when I play at lower volumes. It's also less "clicky" and has a slightly better feel overall.
* The ability to layer more sounds, including two pianos, makes me able to e.g. keep a piano with a crisper bass tone on the lower half and one with a brighter timbre on the upper half (mostly needed due to speakers, see below). Also able to create more cinematic padding.
* New and improved effects, like heavily used reverbs
I do still wonder if I would have rather wanted the Kawai CP901 which I absolutely adored playing on in the store due to 1. even better keybed and 2. better sound from internal speakers making the bass less "muddy" (I now use Nord studio monitors, which aren't treating e.g. the White Grand bass nicely in the lower register), but I definitely am pleased with the switch from the Nord Grand 1!
* The keybed is so much quieter so not as disruptive at night when I play at lower volumes. It's also less "clicky" and has a slightly better feel overall.
* The ability to layer more sounds, including two pianos, makes me able to e.g. keep a piano with a crisper bass tone on the lower half and one with a brighter timbre on the upper half (mostly needed due to speakers, see below). Also able to create more cinematic padding.
* New and improved effects, like heavily used reverbs
I do still wonder if I would have rather wanted the Kawai CP901 which I absolutely adored playing on in the store due to 1. even better keybed and 2. better sound from internal speakers making the bass less "muddy" (I now use Nord studio monitors, which aren't treating e.g. the White Grand bass nicely in the lower register), but I definitely am pleased with the switch from the Nord Grand 1!
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