Roland GO:KEYS 5 vs Yamaha PSR-EW425 - Which is Better?

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[BrettMoore]

Roland is the clear winner here. I love the sound of the Roland. This has always been Roland's strength.

[maxwellvangulinja]

that roland default grand is something else❤❤❤

[jjacob]

Both great keyboards, but I still will go with the Roland Go:Keys 5. The styles are better and the available styles and sounds from Roland Cloud are incredible.

[KimBellTake]

I have both of these keyboards. I bought the GoKeys 5 last Sunday. Love it! Both are great. Love your work Jeremy! 🎹😊

[robw]

Great video Jeremy, you made some great points. Both keyboards appear very capable and highlights the fact that we are living in a golden area of affordably priced, technologically advanced keyboards. For me, I think that the Roland just looks better, sleek with clean, uncluttered lines to it's physical form. Keep up the good work!

[eminnloves]

I have no keyboard or piano.
But I always love JMS and his videos.

[GatisKaulinsh]

Yes as a music creation keyboard it is a shame it has only 1 MIDI track recording possible and that 256 polyphony could be really handy for this so I really don't understand why.... I have GO:KEYS 5 graphite version. It is very stylish keyboard with good key action in my opinion. And I must say only this keyboard statisfy me with sound quality with built in instruments but there are also Wave expansions and they sound excellent! Ability to download new styles and instruments is really gamechanging for this keyboard. What else... Yeah, sadly you can't connect Bluetooth MIDI to AKAI MPC ONE even if both instruments support it - that's also bad at least for me as a producer. At least USB works but it is not that practical. Anyway for me as a producer Roland is my choice because sound is the most important for me, it also takes less space.

[GregH.]

I think you should have included the Go Keys 3 in the comparison since it shares so many features of the Go Keys 5 - in total Go Keys 3 and 5 are available in 5 different colors vs standard black for the Yamaha. I think the color choice is worth a point, it matters more to me than the $10 price difference. Overall a great comparison, thank you for your videos.

[ravenrush]

AFAIK the Roland go keys 5 is probably the first keyboard with a professional type sound engine in a keyboard at this price. The zen core engine is the same engine found in Roland's professional keyboards like Fantom and RD88. It even supports waveform expansions which is unheard of at this price point. It is such a shame that the registration and arranger control functions are quite limited, making it much more difficult to use in a live setting.

[robingrant]

Thank you! You helped me out on your video to choose the best key board for me! I am a beginner, but the Yamaha sounds better to me! The Roland seems to be more compact and more modern! The most important thing is features! It is nice that it had Bluetooth! All and all it’s not easy to choose!!

[MrClitheroe]

In terms of portability, the EW425's sibling, the E473 (soon to be E483?), has 61 keys, the same as the Roland model and works off 6 x AA batteries, as well as a mains adapter.
As always, nothing beats trying out both models and deciding for yourself.

As Jeremy says, a lot comes down to personal taste.

Keep up the great work Mr See! (from MrC 😜)

[_D]

thanks for the very good review as always. I agree that the track mute in roland could be better. that said the absence of the chord sequencer function in the other brand could be a deal breaker for a novice player like myself. and with roland I can play my favorite songs from mobile phone thru BT (and to the external sound system) and sing along like karaoke. It also has center cancel function which mute the voice of the original singer. I'm happy with my roland purchase. however next, maybe a yamaha SX900

[robertgarland]

Thanks for this comparison Jeremy. I got my PSR-EW425 just over 12 months ago and I really love it. I'm still finding features on it that I didn't know it had. I haven't had much time to play with it lately due to family medical problems but hopefully I can get back to it soon. On the subject of D size batteries, They are still a common size and used battery here in Australia so no problems with finding them here.

[micahthegirl]

Ah literally have been trying to decide between these two pianos for like a month now!! This video is exactly what i needed-thank you!!

[paulyllow]

Actually you could add either Korg EK50 or i3 in this comparison. Many reviewers often miss detailed review of a keyboard’s velocity mapping and its output quality. For example, just because Roland keybed has firmer spring, it does not mean it plays well. For piano playing, the Casio CTS1 spongy keybed easily beat the Roland Go Key. Roland sound output is not good. - very compressed, lack clarity and stereo width. It is quite obvious when you compare them with a good PA or HiFi. Yamaha and Korg have better output quality. I like that Roland is taking the arranger design in the right direction. It has created a nice platform for future sound/style expansion.

[marcosphotography]

good video and comparison, however, a better choice is the psr-e473 because it compares with the roland to have 61 keys, all of the other functions are the same on the psr-ew425, plus you get to have AA batteries compartment and weights 15 lb., 7 oz. and it costs 369.99 dls. For the price the yamaha psr E473 is a better option.

[dilipmankame]

Great exercise for comparison of two leading brands.. thanks a million Geremy..!!🎉😊❤🎹👍👏👌

[ShellyAnderson]

I really love this review and posted it on a music forum. I also have both the Roland Go 3 and Yamaha PSR-E473. The Yamaha is the one I play the most and I'm still exploring the Roland Go 3. I would have REALLY liked to get the Roland Go 5, but it was a little pricey for me. It has the mic input and because I sing and play, it would be awesome to own. I really love my Yamaha PSR-E473 but in the little dream cloud that hovers over my head, I would still really like to get a Yamaha DGX-670!!

[musicinkeys.oficial]

Olá! Só um dado, o GO:KEYS 5 tem a função de overdub que não tem no Yamaha, então se tratando de gravação tante MIDI quanto áudio é ponto para ele. Isso não foi falado no vídeo. Mas o restante está de parabéns.