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"Around $1,000, there are many excellent entry level digital pianos. One might even argue that these offer the best value for money. No wonder so many people are searching for the best model in that price range. In this Kawai KDP 110 review, I'll try to show you why this might just be the one you are looking for.\n\n\n\n Kawai's KDP product line is what they call the entry level series. The KDP 90 was popular and well received by the market. In 2018, Kawai introduced a new model the KDP 110. It has many upgrades to the previous model and is probably the best entry level digital piano in the market right now. Let's find out if that's true. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDESIGN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Look\n\n\n\nThe Kawai KDP 110 is a console style digital piano. It tries to mimic the&nbsp;classic&nbsp;upright acoustic piano look and I have to say it's quite a success in doing that.\n\n\n\nDepends on your region, you can choose either a Black or Rosewood color. They both feature wooden texture finish and look really premium.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEven though it's an entry level digital piano, the KDP 110 is built with quality. The stand is firm and every part of the instrument looks and feels&nbsp;well-built.\n\n\n\nOverall the Kawai KDP 110 looks classic and premium. However I do find this classic style&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;to fit a modern home decor. Depends on your situation, this may or may not be an issue for you.\n\n\n\nMusic Rest\n\n\n\nThe music rest on the KDP 110 has curved edge which fits greatly was the classical look of the digital piano. It is definitely&nbsp;wide&nbsp;enough to display any scorebook. You can put 3 pieces of A4 paper side by side comfortably on the music rest. I'm happy to report that it is also quite&nbsp;tall&nbsp;to support any printed sheet of music.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou cannot adjust the angle of the music erased. However it is&nbsp;collapsible. This is a really nice and convenient feature in my opinion.\n\n\n\nControl\n\n\n\nAs expected for an entry-level digital piano, the control panel on the KDP 110 is very&nbsp;simple.\n\n\n\nOn the right side, you will find a power button and a volume slider.\n\n\n\nOn the left side, there are 6 buttons for quick access. The buttons are well labelled and I think Kawai did a good job of selecting the most often used functions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no display on this digital piano. However there are small LED indicators on each button.\n\n\n\nKeys\n\n\n\nThe Kawai KDP 110 comes with a full 88 keyboard. The keys are made of&nbsp;plastic&nbsp;with&nbsp;matte&nbsp;finish key tops. Kawai did a good job to mimic the feel of modern acoustic piano keys.\n\n\n\nThis keyboard seems to be built with quality. I haven't noticed any uneven spacing between the keys like many other entry-level digital pianos.\n\n\n\nWhat I do miss is the red velvet at the end of the keyboard. I think this would look really good on this model due to its classical Style.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSize &amp; Weight\n\n\n\nBeing a console style digital piano, the Kawai KDP 110 is not small nor light. However since you are not going to move it around, this shouldn't be an issue.\n\n\n\nThe instrument arrives in a box and some&nbsp;assembly&nbsp;is required. The main body of the piano is quite heavy and it is definitely a&nbsp;two men's job. Make sure you have a friend or family member to help you with that.\n\n\n\nThe KDP 110 weighs about 39 kg (86 lbs).\n\n\n\nWithout music rest, it has the dimensions of 136(W) x 41(D) x 85(H) cm (54\" x 16\" x 33\")\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKEY ACTION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeing a model from Kawai, I have&nbsp;high hopes&nbsp;for the key action on the KDP 110. This is also one of the big upgrades from the KDP 90.\n\n\n\nThe key action on the KDP 110 is the&nbsp;Responsive Hammer Compact II&nbsp;from Kawai. Surprisingly, this is not the entry level key action from Kawai. It is a more advanced version of key action from the Kawai ES110.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe&nbsp;RHCII&nbsp;is a triple sensor key action. It helps to provide a more precise and responsive feel especially during fast passages.\n\n\n\nAs mentioned before the keys are plastic with matte finish. This helps to improve grip and absorb moisture the real long playing sessions.\n\n\n\nThe keys are individually&nbsp;weighted&nbsp;and&nbsp;graded, just like any proper digital piano. It feels heavier on the bass side and gradually becomes lighter towards the right side.\n\n\n\nOverall the key action on the KDP 110 feels very nice to play. it is very easy to&nbsp;control&nbsp;the volume, the timing and to put emotions into each key press. I personally find it to be the&nbsp;best&nbsp;entry level key action on the market right now. It feels more&nbsp;authentic&nbsp;than equivalent actions from Yamaha, Casio and Roland.\n\n\n\nThe key noise on the KDP 110 is at an acceptable level. It doesn't bother me at least. However, there are reports that after few month of use, some keys will exhibit clicky noise when bounce back.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOUND\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnother major upgrade you would find on the KDP 110 is the sound engine. It uses the current generation&nbsp;Harmonic Imaging&nbsp;technology from Kawai. It features Kawai's world famous&nbsp;SK-EX&nbsp;acoustic concert grand piano.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNot only is each key&nbsp;individually&nbsp;sampled, it is also sampled at various different volume levels. This is to capture the subtle tonal change when you press a key at different force on an acoustic piano. This is a huge&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;in the entry-level digital piano market. Because many other brands sample their keys in groups instead of individually, let along at different volume.\n\n\n\nThe Kawai KDP 110 has a maximum polyphony number of&nbsp;192. This is more than enough for any entry level digital piano.\n\n\n\nTo compliment the upgraded sound engine, the KDP 110 equips a much more powerful speaker system. The&nbsp;two 20 watt&nbsp;speakers are powerful enough to make the instrument sound like an acoustic piano.\n\n\n\nOverall and the sound quality of the KDP 110 is&nbsp;impressive. It is authentic, dynamic and expressive. It is also the only model that features individual key sampling in the entry level digital piano segment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFEATURES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs an entry level digital piano, the KDP 110 does not have too many features. Besides the upgraded key action and the best entry level sound engine, it does have&nbsp;Bluetooth&nbsp;for easy connectivity. It also has&nbsp;two headphone jacks, one quarter inch and the other 3.5mm. It's a convenient feature that allows your teacher to listen to your playing. With the smaller 3.5mm jack, you can also avoid the hassle of the headphone adapter.&nbsp;\n\n\n\nUnfortunately, there is no multi track recording on the KDP 110. You can record up to 3 songs. There is no&nbsp;USB to device&nbsp;port, which I do find a bit inconvenient.\n\n\n\nHere are some other features that you might find useful:\n\n\n\nSound&nbsp;(15 total):Piano x 4E.Piano x 2Strings x 2Organ x 2Others x 5Polyphony: 192Reverb: 6Modes:Dual Mode: two instrument sound simultaneouslyFour-hand Mode: split the keyboard to identical halvesInternal recording:MIDI: 3 songsConnectivity:BluetoothUSB to HostMIDI (IN/OUT)Headphones x 2 (6.35mm 1/4\" + 3.5mm 1/8\" )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACCESSORIES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a console style digital piano, the KDP 110 comes with a 3 pedal unit. This is what Kawai calls the&nbsp;Grand Feel Pedal&nbsp;system. This is the same pedal system that you would see on Kawai's premium flagship models. It supports half paneling and does authentically reproduce the feel of pedaling on an acoustic grand piano.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou will need to purchase a bench separately if you can't find a good bundle offer.\n\n\n\nA good pair of&nbsp;headphones&nbsp;is always recommended for any digital piano.\n\n\n\nBeing a console style digital piano and with its powerful speaker system, you won't need any external monitor/speaker for the Kawai KDP 110.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHO IT'S FOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kawai KDP 110 is recommended for&nbsp;beginners&nbsp;with a somewhat relaxed budget. It is not the cheapest entry level digital piano but it does provide the best key action and sound.\n\n\n\nIn my opinion, the KDP 110 is definitely worth the price and I would even recommend it to&nbsp;intermediate&nbsp;players.\n\n\n\nIt is also to some extent future proof. With the excellent key action and sound quality, you won't feel the need to upgrade any time soon. Thanks to Bluetooth, you will always be able to utilize apps on your smart devices.\n\n\n\nThe KDP 110 is also suitable for&nbsp;performing&nbsp;at medium sized venue as long as it does not need to be moved.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCONCLUSION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Kawai KDP 110 is an excellent digital piano for any beginners. It is in my opinion the&nbsp;best&nbsp;entry level model on the market right now. It packs&nbsp;superior&nbsp;key action and sound engine to its competitors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRICE AND AVAILABILITY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nuk &amp; europe\n\n\n\nUNITED STATES &amp; CANADA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOTHER OPTIONS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKawai KDP 110 vs. Yamaha YDP-143\n\n\n\nThese two are similarly priced, with the YDP-143 a hundred dollars cheaper. \n\n\n\nThe RHCII key action on the KDP 110 is significantly better than the GHS on the Yamaha. The RHCII is a triple sensor action and the GHS is dual sensor. It is also better in terms of responsiveness, expression and timing.\n\n\n\nThe sound engine on both models are both very good. However, the KDP 110 does have an edge that each note is individually sampled. It has also a much powerful speaker system than the YDP-143. The KDP 110 packs 40 watt speaker while the YDP-143 has 12 watt.\n\n\n\nThey have the same polyphony number. But the KDP 110 wins again with Bluetooth.\n\n\n\nOverall, the Kawai KDP 110 is much better than the Yamaha YDP-143. You do get charged a lot premium for the Yamaha brand.\n\n\n\nFor more details about the Yamaha YDP-143, click here for my full review.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKawai KDP 110 vs. Roland F-140R\n\n\n\nAnother similarly priced model is the Roland F-140R. It is a very popular entry level digital piano from Roland. \n\n\n\nThe F-140R has much more features than the KDP 110. Not only does it also have Bluetooth, the F-140R has 300 more sounds to choose from. It also has a USB to device port and can record more songs internally. \n\n\n\nHowever, the Kawai KDP 110 wins on key action and sound. The key action is vastly superior in my opinion and the sound engine is also more advanced. The F-140R exhibit off balanced tonal characteristics that are common to group sampling. The KDP 110 does not have such issue thanks to each key being individually sampled.\n\n\n\nThe KDP 110 also has a more powerful speaker system of 40 watt compare to F-140R's 24 watt.\n\n\n\nI would recommend the Kawai KDP 110 over the Roland F-140R for its superior key action and sound engine. The F-140R does have more features.\n\n\n\nFor more details about the Roland F-140R, click here for my full review.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeave a comment to let me know what you think of this review. And if you happen to have some experience with the Kawai KDP 110, please share with us in the comment below."
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