The New Nord Grand 2 vs. The Korg Grandstage X: Which One is For You?

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There was a lot of great gear at NAMM 2024, but the two standout keyboards have to be the Nord Grand 2 and the Korg Grandstage X. Long awaited updates for both that don't disappoint...mostly. We review the pros and cons of each.
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0:00 Intro
0:18 Nord Grand 2
2:34 Korg Grandstage X
4:40 Comparison
6:33 Price/Outro

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@curiouscurious6558 3 ай бұрын

nord needs to figure a way to use an external harddrive with additional immediate sounds

@verticalperspective8039 5 ай бұрын

Magnificent review. No fuss, or decoding speech, just straight to the point. Beautifully done!

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked the video.

@lawrencelougheed 13 күн бұрын

Great comparison! 🙂

@arcticfoxstudios2018 13 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@kennethHuo 5 ай бұрын

Grandstage X looks like a giant PS5. 😅

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Lol, it does.

@caseytator2264 5 ай бұрын

It's the keyboard edition

@TheyBenefit 3 ай бұрын

Holy crap, that's right on the money

@itsaboutthefeeling 2 ай бұрын

It does 😂 This comment made me watch the video

@sharingmatters 5 ай бұрын

Amazing voice, great cuts and camera angles. You should publish more. 🎉 korg’s design is stunning. It is a shame they neglected the keybed.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliments. Yes, the Grandstage with a Kawai action would be pretty great.

@gaborb6577 5 ай бұрын

wow nice comparison and great products🎉

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked the video.

@dennispena5496 5 ай бұрын

I went to Namm and tried both Grand 2 and Grandstage X. There was no clear winner for me. I am currently on a Nord Piano 5 so the only thing that stood out on the Grand 2 was the Kawai keys--otherwise, everything on Grand 2 is very similar to Piano 5--down to the paltry memory size. The Grandstage X was great but the RH3 keys were a big bummer for me. I used to have a Korg SV-1 which had the RH3 keys and I found that to be too heavy for me when comparing to other keyboards. Sigh.... Maybe I'll wait for next iteration of Grandstage X2 or Grand 3. Although.... if I had a gun pointed to my head and forced to choose one of the two...I would pick Nord Grand 2. I love my Nord Piano 5, so having Kawai keys is a bonus.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info Dennis. I had pretty much the same thoughts. The Grandstage checks all the boxes except for the action and that's a pretty big deal. It's no fun playing a keyboard with a terrible action, no matter how great it sounds, at least for me. If Nord had put 3 GB of piano memory into the Grand 2, it would have been on my wish list, but it's not worth upgrading if I have virtually the same memory as my existing Nord.

@dougmarkham8576 5 ай бұрын

Hope the Nord has fixed the ppp issue as to me, the White Grand sounds gorgeous but plays unlike any acoustic at ppp.

@ProFleer-ep4wq 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great vid once again. I wonder if the GrandStage X has MDF (particle board) underneath. Its predecessor did and I’m not a fan when playing on liquid inundated surfaces ;) It’s one of the reasons why I like my Roland RD-88. No particle board or MDF there. And the Nord also looks like it’s metal clad underneath. Here’s hoping for the GrandStage X.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Pro. I did not know about the particle board. That’s not acceptable for a keyboard over $1000 in my book. Yes, the Nord does have a metal bottom and it’s built pretty solid. The only thing I really wish the new one had was more memory.

@rolexmarcelo3218 5 ай бұрын

Dad joke at the start haha!

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

FTW! ;)

@lalnunsangaasanga5801 5 ай бұрын

Nord piano sound is best of the best.❤

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

It's definitely my favorite.

@i_rock_49 2 ай бұрын

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@moogy77 5 ай бұрын

Did anyone lay the Korg Grandstage up off the floor without help? And it's the round-ness that won't help!

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

It's like a bullet train!

@benallen5967 5 ай бұрын

It’s the same action with an updated PCB. Neither of them have escapement.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Really? That's disappointing.

@winterheat 4 ай бұрын

I know, a 256GB microsd card is only $20, so I think they should be able to have much more than 1GB

@arcticfoxstudios2018 4 ай бұрын

Heck, even if they put in an SD card slot, that would be great. Then at least you could have different set ups that you could switch to.

@winterheat 4 ай бұрын

@@arcticfoxstudios2018 yeah, so it is like it has a hard drive. Or when SSD drive is cheap enough, if they can put a 1TB or 2TB drive on it, it'd be so amazing

@louiscornale5667 5 ай бұрын

Great job but how about wooly bully watch it now 😮

@arcticfoxstudios2018 5 ай бұрын

Ha, that's one of my band's favorite songs to play. Always gets people dancing.

@salsa-studiowuppertal145 4 ай бұрын

Great review, but the Grandstage has a music stand.

@arcticfoxstudios2018 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the correction.

@frankweber356 4 ай бұрын

Ridiculous Pricing......I guess it will not work like the CP 1 from Yamaha. It started with over 5000$, and today you can buy it nearly unused for a 1000 €.....

@arcticfoxstudios2018 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's why I go used. Can't afford brand new gear at those prices.

@frankweber356 4 ай бұрын

I do the same. I bought the CP4 used for 900€. It has a fanstastic Yamaha Grand Piano. Some other sounds are good but menwhile a little aged, but the the grand is top, and has wooden keys and 16 kg weight.@@arcticfoxstudios2018

@frankweber356 2 ай бұрын

@@arcticfoxstudios2018 ......and the keybet was a big disater on the first version.....who allowed this !!