Roland CPF-140 | REVIEW | Digital Piano | 2021 | Is it Good?

The Roland company also markets the CPF-140 under another name for mainstream internet music dealers and local piano stores and that model is called the F-140R and sells for $1329 internet discount price. It is the more popular version and is the identical piano to the Costco CPF-140 with the exception that the F140R does not automatically come with a bench, headphones, or other accessories, although some on-line music dealers do include some extra accessories at the $1329 internet price. It also has some on-board interactive accompaniments whereas the CPF-140 needs to access them from an external app. I have played the F-140R and like it although there are other good digital piano choices for even less money including Casio, Yamaha, and Korg. The Roland CPF-140/F-140R is a nice choice for those people looking for a small compact profile, low priced digital piano with a pretty good piano key action, although a bit noisy and stiff, and full dynamic range of acoustic piano sound, pedaling realism, and lots of very cool built-in digital technology with a large library of additional instrument sounds. I will say that the piano sound itself is somewhat brassy and metallic so some people may not care for that type of piano tone as opposed to other digital pianos like the Korg C1 Air or Casio PX-870 which offers a richer grand piano tone

I have done an extensive review of the Roland F-140R at the link below, so I would recommend you read that review completely and then you will know what the CPF-140 does which is the exact same piano in terms of the electronic features, speaker system, and buttons. Both pianos have the same key action, same piano sound, same functions, same cabinet design, and the noticeable difference is that Costco has its own model number for this piano. Sometimes there are distinct differences between Costco pianos and the general market versions such as the Roland RP500 (at Costco) vs the mainstream RP501R. Those two pianos are not the same. But in the case of the CPF-140 and F-140R, they are the same with some minor differences. It can get a bit confusing to try and figure this all out to know what you're really getting, but that's why I am here:). Before you purchase any piano anywhere, please contact me first and I can give you good piano shopping advice as well as show you how to save even more money over the best Amazon, Costco, and internet sale prices and bundles that are available including additional and higher quality accessories. Please read my review on the Roland F140R. Roland F140R Review  

A more advanced digital piano as compared to the Roland CPF140 that I like very much is the Korg C1 Air digital "grand piano." With 50 watts of power going through a high definition bass reflex sound system as compared to the small 24 watt speaker system in the Roland, which makes the C1 Air sound like a real baby grand piano along when you are playing it and it has a key action that uses Korg's $4000 pro stage piano key action which many professionals use. The Korg C1 Air is designed and built in Japan in the Korg factory for build higher quality as compared to the Roland CPF-140 which is built elsewhere such as Malaysia, China, etc. Instead of the Roland 5 year parts and 2 year labor warranty (which is good), the Korg C1 Air is better with 5 year parts and 5 year labor factory warranty. The Bluetooth feature on the Roland piano consists only of Bluetooth "MIDI" (for connecting a Bluetooth computer/tablet instead of using a cable) and not Bluetooth audio. Bluetooth audio is the more sophisticated and expensive form of Bluetooth wireless which is what most people want and it allows for your digital music library on your external device to be played wirelessley through the piano speaker system whereas the Roland piano cannot do that. Something else that needs to be mentioned is that the Roland CPF piano sound has a noticeably more metallic and brassy piano tone and not a full, more grand piano-like tone that you'll find in the Korg C1 Air. A brassy piano tone is fine for pop music but not so good for classical, jazz, and other forms of music.

At $1449 internet discount price, the Korg would normally be more money than the Roland CPF-140. But at the moment until the end of Jan 2021 there is a $200 instant rebate on the C1 Air putting the Korg piano at just $1249 including free shipping and no tax brand new. When you figure in the sales tax on the Roland piano at Costco it's even less money for the Korg. Check out my detailed review of the Korg C1 Air at the following link and let me know what you think and if you want more info or how to order the Korg and get the instant rebate then please contact me ASAP.  Korg C1 Air piano review

Casio PX-870

If you want to get below $1000 price range incl free shipping and no tax, you should also definitely consider the popular Casio PX-870 which has a current internet/Amazon sale price of $999. The Casio PX-870 has 40 watts of stereo power going through 4 separate speakers as compared to the Roland with 24 watts of power and 2 small speakers. The piano sound technology in this Casio model is very impressive as is the key action response and pedaling. There are many cool features in this model including a proprietary Casio app called Chordana which introduces additional features while playing the PX870. The Casio also has a special instant rebate available (while supplies last) and that rebate is $95 which makes the final price $904, no tax, free shipping, brand new with a factory 3-year warranty. Please read my review of this model and then let us know what you think about it and if you want one you'll need to order before they get sold out. Casio PX870 Review

If you want more info on new digital pianos and LOWER PRICES than internet discounts, please email me at tim@azpianowholesale.com or call direct at 602-571-1864.