Boston vs Essex grand piano tone comparison - GP163 5’4’’ VS EGP155 5’1

Here is a video for sound comparisons between a new Boston GP163 Performance Edition II 5’4’’ and Essex EGP155 5’1’’ grand piano.
Steinway’s proprietary design and material selection is evident in both pianos - We invite you to have a listen and see what you think.

[Nunofurdambiznez]

Boston all the way! I own that exact same model, best piano (for its size and price range) I've ever owned or ever played!! The absolute BEST!

[donkgated]

Wow the Essex sounds surprisingly pretty!
The Boston sounds just like the old KG series Kawai.

[replacesoundboard]

The first piano sounds clean and soft, but not crystal clean like a Steinway, nor soft to the point of being mellow like a Blüthner (some people might call it muffled). It has a tad bit of richness to the sound. Like it's a young child trying to figure out where it belongs in the world, its personality, trying to learn the truth about itself.

The second piano sounds louder, almost sharp like a Yamaha, but less aggressive. It feels a tad bit more on the rich side, and less on the soft one. Some level of cleanness, but less than the first one. It also feels like a young kid seeking to set itself durably in a world in which everyone else already have a place. But unlike the first one, it isn't shy, and is throwing itself into the mass to impose itself.

[historyfan]

Even though the Boston pianos are supposed to be at a conservatory level, and are made by Kawai, I somehow prefer the Chinese made Essex which has a much warmer tone. It may just be where they were recorded.

[cannadineboxill-harris]

Hello there My name is Mr C. T. Boxill-Harris why couldn't you Try Remaking A Daddy Grand Piano by putting on 88 Tuning Forks like what you did on an Upright Piano,
Please do the Same Thing on a Daddy Grand Piano For Most of us YouTubers, It will be a much Better Idea For us so we can Try and See
and Hear Pianos with 88 Tuning Forks inside Thank You.

[fotoman]

Ah! They sound identical when you listen to them on your crappy laptop speakers. What is the point of this comparative crap on the Internet?

[ronartest]

essex is an overpriced young chang
boston is a boombox in a cabinet

[UraniumEnergyAAA]

Will not buy both Boston & Essex. Some people brand them a poor man Steinway. If u can't afford Steinway, go for Yamaha/Kawai.