Anyone planning to buy a CVP309

[psr9000sa]

Hi !

Monitoring this forum, it does not seem that there is great excitiment about the new CVP300 series of clavinovas.

I am a tyros owner and believe that the CVP300 is a tyros in paino shape with some excellent "CVP" only voices. (Mostly Piano).

Would anyone justify an upgrade to a CVP300 model or do you believe that there is no major enhancements since the 200 series?

Thanks for any responses

Ferdi

[Midi Magic]

So far, I have only seen a 303 and 305. As I have a 209 I am waiting to see the 307.
I'll let you know.

[jeremy_cordrey]

I played a cvp-307 last weekend at my local dealer. It had just arrived and had not even been plugged in.

I was impressed with the piano sound (the only one I tried), much more alive than my cvp-107. I gained the impression that the echo (reverb ?) caused by the iafc went some way towards a proper piano sound.

Jeremy

[DonRecardo]

I have just ordered a CVP 307 and am waiting for it to arrive

I traded in my Kn7000 to buy it . I just couldnt get on with it . It just didnt feel like a Yamaha which is all I ever owned before .
As the CVP 307 has more or less all the Tyros has and then some I also traded my Tyros in too, I couldnt see the point in keeping it as the new CVP will replace it perfectly

I ordered the Rosewood finish but the dealer only has a mahogany one in stock untill the Rosewood arrives in about a month


He said he will let me borrow the Mahogany one till mine arrives in 4 weeks time,
I thought that was very nice of him

I hope it lives up to all the reviews promise it to be

Regards

Don

[Peter]

Hi, I have just put down a depopsit on a new CVP 309 GP. Delivery is expected end September 2004.

[jcwright]

Hi Everyone!

I've just had the opportunity to play a CVP307 for several days (about 30 hours). You are right, the piano sound is great! Yamaha has added the new technology currently availabe in the CLP170. The iAFC feature uses the interaction of sound projected from rear and front facing speakers to enhance and customize the audio image.

You will appreciate the quality of the new instrument samples using Yamaha's Advance Wave Memory and Dynamic Stereo Sampling. This in now applied more extensivly to the CVP series. If you like the Tyros, you will be blown away with how well the same features have been applied to CVP. Tyros is the first generation to have "Fully Produced" accompanyment (as explained to me recently). The success of the Tyros has convinced Yamaha to invest in producing the CVP accompanyments to studio quality post production levels. These include more realistice phrasing, rhythm dynamics and melodic content. They even have an international manager responsible for all of this content.

I love the MEGA voice technology in Tyros! The same and better on the CVP. Try "Corinna, Corrina" by Clapton using the Unplugged 1 or 2 styles, even Med Worship! You'll love it too! Real improvements have been made in other syles such as Gospel, Worship and International styles. I particularly like the new Oktoberfest Polka acoustic style. Try Roll Out the Barrel!

I was impressed with the use of an extra USB to Device Port that allowed me to move my memory stick files in and out of memory and conveniently to my computer. A USB floppy drive was included which allows me to use my old Eseq and DOC disks from the 80' and 90's. There is even an optical port to send digital audio out to a CD burner or to a computer.

Although I didn't use the internet capability, I saw the use of a wireless dongle on this port to communicate with a wireless router to bring songs onboard from Yamaha's support site. Really neat!

The CVP 309 uses a new wooden key design. The older design on the CVP900 might be considered overbuilt and clunky. This new one is a great impovement and quieter. In the past the guts of a lower model was used as the heart of the "Grand Piano Style unit, as well as a preceding generation ie 207/208. This time Yamaha has chosen to put the current and best content in the new CVP309GP.

What causes me concern? The "Slowfall" keycover doesn't have a possitive stop in the deployed position, seeming to rely upon the hinge mechanism. This could be a weak point. The keycover/display lays quite flat, perhaps to clear page turning on the music rest. I found using a soda can behind the key cover helped to change the angle to reduce glare from ceiling lights. Although the specs are the same for the audio sytems in the CLP170 and the CVP307, the CVP seems to lack the power of the other. This might just be me, but check it out.

I have owned CVP65, CVP79, PDP400, P80 and DGT7 and other Yamaha pianos. None of these compare to the exitement I feel for these new units. If you are looking at any kind of a piano, you need to include these on your list.

Happy playing!

John