Offering an elegant, compact design, exceptional playability, and a beautiful sound that will appeal to beginners and advanced players alike, the Kawai CX102 is an 88-key digital piano featuring Kawai's fully weighted RHL hammer action for a natural playing experience. With premium expressivity and plenty of beginner-oriented features, this piano supports musical growth at every stage.
The CX102 sports 192 notes of polyphony and different hammer weights throughout the key bed for appropriate grading across the playing range. The integrated Shigeru Kawai grand piano sounds provide an immaculate and celebrated piano sound that is prized for its dynamic range. The 22W stereo speaker system is powerful enough to fill medium-sized spaces, and the Low Volume Balance feature ensures that touch and tonal characteristics remain optimized even when playing at low volumes. The piano is chock full of learning features, including a song recorder, etudes from Burgmüller, Czerny, and Beyer, and comes with support for apps like PianoRemote and PiaBook Player. With integrated Bluetooth support, you can easily connect these apps to your piano, and the CX102 supports MIDI via Bluetooth and USB. Spatial Headphone Sound technology is built in, so you can practice piano with unparalleled depth and realism. The CX102 includes a power supply.
Touch
Responsive Hammer Lite Keyboard Action
The CX102's Responsive Hammer Lite keyboard action delivers a natural, expressive touch that helps players develop strength and refine proper technique, with grade-weighted keys that closely resemble the feel of an acoustic grand piano. Incorporating hammer-sensing precision and cushioning technologies from Kawai's premium instruments, the RHL action ensures smooth, responsive playability, while minimizing mechanical noise, for a quieter, more enjoyable practice experience at home.
Acoustic Piano Key Weighting
Just as acoustic pianos utilize heavier bass hammers and lighter treble hammers, the Responsive Hammer Lite keyboard action employs different hammer weights, appropriately graded for each playing range. Such details provide greater stability during fortissimo passages, while preserving delicate pianissimo control, to satisfy the demands of even the most discerning pianist.
Sound
The Sound of a Grand Piano: Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Concert Grand
Earning a reputation as the premier pianos of Japan, Shigeru Kawai instruments grace the stages of concert halls and musical institutions throughout the world and are prized for their outstanding tonal clarity and exceptional dynamic range. The CX102 reproduces the magnificent tone of the flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano. This peerless instrument is hand built by dedicated craftsmen at the Shigeru Kawai R & D Laboratory in Ryuyo, Japan, and widely regarded as one of the finest instruments in its class.
Harmonic Imaging Technology
The CX102 digital piano brings the rich, resonant sound of the acclaimed Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano to an accessible, highly affordable instrument. Utilizing Kawai's advanced Harmonic Imaging technology, the CX102 reproduces the tonal depth and warmth of the original acoustic piano, delivering smooth, expressive variations in volume and character from delicate pianissimo to thunderous fortissimo.
Realistic Reverberation
The CX102's powerful digital effects engine further enhances the instrument's core sounds, applying additional reverberation effects that simulate the acoustic environment of a recital room, a small hall, or a concert hall, bringing performances to life. The result is a rich, vibrant piano tone that delivers impressive realism and authenticity.
Impressive Speaker System
The CX102's stereo speaker system delivers an impressive 22W of stereo output, providing enough power to fill a medium-sized room with its beautiful Shigeru Kawai grand piano sounds. Moreover, when playing through speakers at a reduced volume setting (so as not to disturb family members), the CX102's Low Volume Balance feature intelligently adjusts keyboard touch and piano tone characteristics, allowing pianissimo passages to be played smoothly and more naturally.
Features
Convenience and Flexibility
The CX102 also offers a wide range of useful digital features to support learning and creativity, complementing its authentic keyboard touch and inspiring piano sound. Players can explore different instrument voices, record and playback performances, or enjoy built-in lesson songs, all controlled easily from the discreet cheek-block panel. In addition, Bluetooth MIDI and USB-MIDI connectivity make it simple to link with computers, tablets, and a variety of music apps for enhanced practice and enjoyment.
Integrated Bluetooth Connectivity
In addition to a USB-MIDI port for connecting to computers, the CX102 also boasts integrated Bluetooth MIDI technology, allowing the digital piano to communicate with supported smart devices wirelessly. Once paired with a phone or tablet laptop, CX102 owners can easily control the instrument or display notated scores for built-in lesson songs using the dedicated PianoRemote and PiaBookPlayer apps. Moreover, the instrument's functionality can also be expanded using a broad range of 3rd party education, performance, and scoring apps—all without the need for additional adaptors or cables.
PianoRemote App
The CX102 is compatible with Kawai's latest PianoRemote control app for iOS and supported Android devices. This app connects to the piano via the instrument's integrated Bluetooth MIDI feature, providing an effortless way to change sounds, adjust settings, and enjoy the of built-in music content from an attractive user interface.
Built-In Lesson Function
The CX102's built-in lesson function supports musical growth by offering a wide selection of practice material, from classical etudes by Czerny, Burgmüller, and Beyer, to well-known songs from the Alfred Basic Piano course. Left- and right-hand parts can be practiced separately, while the integrated metronome and tempo adjustment tools help to develop timing, rhythm, and confident playing.
PiaBookPlayer App
The CX102 is also compatible with Kawai’s PiaBookPlayer score viewer app, allowing the notated scores for classical lesson etudes and various other pieces to be displayed on a smartphone or tablet via the instrument’s wireless Bluetooth connectivity. The PiaBookPlayer app includes notated scores for over 370 pieces, and supports hands-free page turning by using the piano’s configurable pedals.
Additional Sounds and Playing Modes
Supplementing its realistic acoustic piano voices, the CX102 also offers a selection of additional instrument sounds, including electric pianos, organs, harpsichord, vibraphone, and strings. The Dual and Split playing modes also allow two different voices, such as an acoustic piano and a string ensemble or bass guitar, to be played together for a more complex sound that inspires even greater musical creativity.
Superior Headphone Experience
The CX102's Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology enhances the depth and realism of the instrument's sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The player can select one of three different acoustic presets that adjust the spatial positioning of the sound, while also helping to reduce auditory fatigue when using earphones or headphones for extended periods of time. In addition, the CX102 allows players to select a variety of headphone types (open, semi-open, closed, in-ear, canal, etc.) for an optimized listening experience.
Grand Feel Pedal System
Reinforcing the CX102's standing as one of the most realistic digital pianos in its price range is Kawai's Grand Feel Pedal System. This feature replicates the functionality, position, and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Concert grand piano, with PianoRemote app parameters to adjust the half-pedal point and soft-pedal depth further enhancing the CX102's acoustic piano-like authenticity.
Design
Simple, Attractive Cabinet Design
The CX102's simple yet attractive cabinet incorporates gently curved side arms and sturdy toe blocks for additional stability. The piano features a retractable key cover to protect the keyboard from dust, and a broad music rest that can be folded flat when not required. At just over 15.7" in depth, the CX102 is a relatively compact instrument, making it well suited to apartments and other narrow spaces.
Cabinet Finishes
The CX102 is available in two attractive cabinet finishes: Embossed Black and Embossed White, allowing musicians to coordinate their piano with a range of modern interiors.