Best pianos 2021: Our pick of 16 acoustic and digital pianos for home, studio and stage By Dan Goldman, Dave Clews, Daryl Robertson From Yamaha and Casio, to Nord, Roland and more, here’s our pick of the best pianos
Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X review By Dan Goldman £3,359 €3,729 $4,599 Time to get seriously Xcited!
Elektron Digitone review By Dan Goldman £699 €779 $759 Good old familiar four-operator FM… with some very welcome new twists
Korg Grandstage 88 review By Dan Goldman £2,349 €2,699 $2,499 Korg’s latest stage piano pairs premium Kronos sounds with an intuitive, gig-ready interface
DSI Prophet Rev2 16-Voice review By Dan Goldman £1,914 €2,229 $1,999 Launched in 2007, the Prophet 08 returns with a serious refresh and a new name
Roland Boutique SE-02 review By Dan Goldman £509 €595 $499 The SE-02 is Roland’s debut ‘Designer Boutique’ model, designed in collaboration with Studio Electronics
Expressive E Touché review By Dan Goldman This hand expression controller goes against the grain with its unique feel and look
Roli Seaboard Block review By Dan Goldman £279 €329 $299 The latest Seaboard is here! This time, it’s part of the ‘Blocks’ modular range
Nord Piano 3 review By Dan Goldman £2,249 €2,599 $2,999 Getting our hands black, white and red all over
Akai LP Wireless Controllers review By Dan Goldman £70 Akai adds wireless connectivity to a pair of popular controllers
Yamaha MX88 review By Dan Goldman £999 $1299 As the latest model in the popular entry-level MX series trundles off the production line, we take the 88-note keyboard for a test-drive!
Arturia MatrixBrute review By Dan Goldman £1,879 €1,999 $1,999 Arturia’s beastly-looking MatrixBrute is here!
Yamaha Montage 8 review By Dan Goldman £3308 €3799 $4499 Is the Montage a worthy successor to the Motif?
Tom Oberheim Two Voice Pro review By Dan Goldman £3199 $3495 Adding modern features to the classic Two Voice
Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 review By Dan Goldman £2250 €2999 $3299 Synth gods Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim buddy up
