Yamaha PSR-SX Shootout - SX900 vs SX700 vs SX600

Thinking about a PSR-SX keyboard but unsure on the differences between all three models? Dan from Breve Music breaks down all the key features and specs for you to make the right decision and which keyboard is right for you
Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
1:00 SX900 Strings Voice Sample
1:24 Keybed
1:54 Joystick
2:48 SX700 Strings Voice Sample
3:09 Voice Section
3:32 Concert Grand Comparison
4:23 Speakers
5:30 Microphone
5:49 Style Section
6:19 Screen / GUI
7:38 SX600 Strings Voice Sample
8:00 How Many Styles?
8:48 Style Comparison
10:33 Chord Looper
11:12 Live Control
11:30 Assignable Buttons
12:13 MIDI
12:53 Recording
14:10 Which one should you buy?
16:50 Outro

[@user-nm8ik8sj1b]

700 conected in mono mode

[@tautliners]

Great idea to fit a monitor on the 900. You showed so much details of all 3 keyboards I hadn't seen on any other reviews. Great demo video 👍

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@AndrewLeSynt]

really the best ever review!!!

[@maryrichardson8091]

Sounds amazing ! Very professional and informative.

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks Mary

[@Danny-bbsrSingh]

Thank you for providing us some of the differences among the 3 keyboards! For detailed we will check your website!

[@savoirfaire8979]

Great overview. I am keen on the SX900’s speaker upgrades and ability to output video to a larger screen.

[@PatentSTM]

I am surprised what is mentioned in this video talked more than I expect, really useful, especially when one who had already used arranger keyboard for some time. It takes a lot of time to create video like this.

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to show your appreciation

[@tobytoxd]

Videos like this help a lot! Thank you so much!! :)

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you for your support in watching and commenting :-)

[@tobytoxd]

@@ConsciousKeys Thank Youuu!! *)

[@arungeorge911]

Loved your all playing no talking

[@mrityunjaytripathi5588]

Excellent video! Perfect comparison!! Thanks!

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@alanhowemusic2457]

Thank you for sharing this excellent comparison video. I decided to purchase in the end the Yamaha PSR-SX700. I absolutely love the fantastic sound developed by the internal stereo speaker system. The bass response is awesome.🎹🎼🤗

[@ConsciousKeys]

We’re pleased to know our video helped you become a PSRSX700 owner. Congratulations and thank you for watching and commenting

[@SamDavis-b4u]

The string played in the intro is very compassionate music, heard passionately....

[@tusharshivan9559]

good video. Deep comparisons.

[@L77kim77l]

Well done!

[@pb0907.]

Awesome video

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks a lot

[@genesalingay8669]

Very good informatiom. How does psrx900 compare with Tyros 5?

[@TranceJedi]

Nice video and well explained too , there very little difference with the grand piano voice ... Simply because the Yamaha grand piano voice is one of the best grand piano of any keyboard on the market , There very little difference between the 900 and 700 for sounds and sound quality ... The best thing I like about these keywords is the expansion memory... This opens up the possibilities of keyboards.. plus using a laptop all three keyboards can sound as good as the Geno's ... Thumbs up for this video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for watching and also for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@allanmunsami1767]

thanks very informative

[@musk771]

I'm going to purchase an SX700. Could I play remotely with my old Roland G-1000 that spots 76 semi weighted keys with aftertouch? The aftertouch will be recognized by the SX700 voices? Thanks.

[@compuconsolas4700]

Hola quiero comprar el SX600, cambia mucho la calidad el sonido frente al sx700? y el tacto de las teclas es similar? gracias

[@mayurbahanmukherjee2433]

Wonderful, very talented , VERY PROFESSIONAL AND INFORMATIVE I have a PSR SX 900 PLEASE TELL THE CABLE AND THE INPUT TO CONNEC TO EXTERNAL MONITOR BIG SCREEN THE FULL DISPLAY , PLS SPECIFY THE CABLE NAME AND WHICH USB PORT

[@TheRobertKorg]

Thanks very good job 🙏👏👋

[@ConsciousKeys]

So nice of you! Thank you for watching

[@AvenidaCartum]

Great reviews! I loved how you created the chapters with a lot of informations about each keyboard. I had an old PSR-2000 since 2002, and now I'm looking for something new in the reality of Brazil, you know, here we suffer with a lot of taxes over these kind of products! lol.

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it and found the chapters useful

[@AvenidaCartum]

​@@ConsciousKeys You're welcome! In time: What do you think about the Casio MZX-500? Have you tried it? Unfortunately I didn't find the Yamaha SX600 in Brazil, and the models 700 and 900 are very expensive for me at the moment.

[@elnino3298]

Can we use the psr s style to psr SX600?

[@simonwale6993]

Great overview and comparison 👍👍💯

[@ConsciousKeys]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :-)

[@orenrevivo37]

The 700 plays mono which makes it sound less good of all (especially for those who listen with headphones) very unfortunate. Other than that thanks for the helpful video.

[@DJKickstarter]

There is though a left and right out, so maybe he didn't run both audio outs.

[@ashishjose]

Finally a video which explains everything 🩵

[@luisphoto3]

Great video. Is it possible to save any edited styles/music/etc. to a USB for backup? I don't mean the "settings" of the device itself only. Thanks

[@mrityunjaytripathi5588]

I think yes..

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for watching! It is possible to save settings to a USB stick, yes! If you create custom styles or edited sounds, or you wish to save the standard settings, these are collectively called “Registrations”. It is also possible to save to a USB stick any songs that you have recorded in both WAV or MP3 format.

[@philmanning2549]

Quite interested in dif keybed as sx600 bit cheaply made

[@francocastiglione6261]

È una mia impressione,ma sia la voice di piano,ed il style funk, nella 600 e più simile a quello della 900,che non della 700?.

[@cptmallu]

Why he is playing sx900 in stereo and sx700 in mono......Both SX900 and SX700 has a same tone....in my opinion

[@gerardhendriks3351]

Sound engine 900/700 is the same

[@technogamerz102]

Nice comparison bro...♥️ i wil go for psr 700

[@combustia78]

Tx4sharing this video. I will go with sx600. As a beginner, the touchscreen and better quality of speakers is not of great importance to me and i liked the sound of sx600 vs the other two which are way more expensive. I came from a tyros1&2 so sx600 looks quite impressive and almost similar in sound quality. Chords loop function on sx900 could come in handy especially for me as a beginner but again....the price. Q: can i import the synthpopduo style from sx900 to sx600? Will it sound similar? Can you do a video showing the quality of missing styles of higher tier ones on lower tier's? That would be interesting i guess. Voices sound similar?can you do a tutorial with a comparison between those three mainly for voice samples differences? Kat Bucharest Romania

[@IDEALALENTEJANO]

BRAVO...

[@divady9939]

bonjour..est ce que sur les sx 700 et 900 il y a un arpegiateur?? ou que sur le sx600 et est ce que sur le sx600 on peut enregistrer et exporter en wave sur clé usb ? et en multipistes? merci

[@heroknaderi]

The funk pop rock sounded more wide spread on the sx900and sx600 and more narroer on the sx700 I believe they all use silimler voices. but the sx700 can be tweaked to achive the wider stereo spread. I enjoyed the video still all three are superior. I think about going with the sx700 to save a bit of money. I have a psr s770 and thinking about upgrading in the future.

[@marckirsleyetienne3205]

The SX900's sound is better but beyond my budget, can afford to buy an SX700 unfortunately! But my heart goes to the SX900!

[@alexyoel8579]

Amigo como haces para que las luces del teclado parpadeen

[@johnle779]

Isn't it possible to load styles from the SX900 on to the SX700?

[@vijjuu8187]

Will you give on emi process?

[@keanuman1]

So far, so good, I've discovered and tested it out. The SX900 is more expensive than the other old PSR S series and the other 2 (SX 700 and SX 600). But, you've got 90% of all the voices from Genos, which is a TOTL arranger keyboard. For professional sounding and studio-ready arranger keyboard, SX 900 is the winner. The SX 700 and SX 600 are not professional sounding voices and are still the same as the old PSR S series. I hate the SX 600 because there is no touch screen and a bulky design.

[@1942nn]

I have tried the SX600 for a month. It is quite a good arranger keyboard. However, if you are looking for sound quality and keybed quality, this one is not the choice. I ended up returning this SX600 to the store. I will go for best sound quality , i.e., SX900 or GENOS. The SX900 is more portable but does not look as impressive as the GENOS which has an impressive price too !!!

[@9v4h]

Bro u forgets the price of genos and sx 900, what is the better keyboard in good price ?

[@AndrewLeSynt]

like "You get what you pay", the industry is killing us 😂😂😂

[@LM-hs7eh]

sx900 sound is better because the internal speakers, but could you please tell when they connected to external speaker, does the sound significantly different among them? is sx900 still the best when connected to PA system? Thanks.

[@ConsciousKeys]

There are definitely some higher quality nuances in the SX900 that are heard when connecting to an external PA. If you had all three connected to a PA, the SX900 would be the best sound

[@LM-hs7eh]

@@ConsciousKeys Ok, Thanks ... 🙏

[@diujay]

@@ConsciousKeys thsnks

[@blessedjude9027]

Can PSR sx600 accept MP3 recorded beats in usb stick?

[@dalehan123]

I don't know how you are processing the sound from each keyboard for this video. But the 900 sounds much fuller than when you switch to the 700. I an awaiting my PSR SX700. It is $700.00 cheaper than the 900. I an hoping that I won't be disappointed. Otherwise, you did a wonderful job with this video!😃

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thank you - we hope you enjoy your new keyboard!

[@Kemagic]

Brilliant, thanks mate.

[@ZpunamaFB]

Can anyone please let me know the name of the music he plays in 2:50 mins Thanks

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for your question. The presenter Dan is actually playing music that he has made up on the fly. We're so glad you like it :-)

[@gecsus]

Couldn't find the link you promised.

[@NoMercyRecords1]

Which one would be the best for music production/composition?

[@ConsciousKeys]

SX900 all the way!

[@squada7483]

Agree..

[@matrix1999]

The SX600 sounds more like the SX900 than the SX700 does. The styles and sounds in the lower end keyboard sound better than the middle one. I guess they compensated for the lack of features on the physical device. The 600 doesn’t have the bigger screen and speakers and other buttons are missing but the sounds might make up for that if that is what is important to you. I ordered the 900 but I have been waiting for months. Supposed to ship this month hopefully. Also, thanks fir the video! I enjoy hearing the thoughts and opinions about theses keyboards. Helps make the decision easier!

[@lubozubaj7269]

Yes i have the same expression i think if you plug sx600 to a pair of studio monitors they will sound great plus you get audio interface so your good to go

[@MirceaNaghiumusic]

How did you record the audio? And what interface you used?

[@ConsciousKeys]

This was recorded using a Yamaha AG06 and an Apple Macbook running Logic Pro

[@MirceaNaghiumusic]

@@ConsciousKeys thank you. Sounds really good

[@alohaadane]

On SX 700 the audio output is not panned properly on the audio mixer

[@cptmallu]

Its mono, while sx900 is in stereo....in my opinion, both has same audio tone

[@tim76in]

i dont see much difference between 900 & 700 except the speakers and other feature like chord loop... i would add a computer use a DAW and do all the jazz.....i feel 700 is worth the money... and year it comes with 3 yrs warranty... which is superb

[@moseskorolinussomiar3650]

Can u play demo DX midnight full

[@AndrewLeSynt]

subbed

[@KibbleDog007]

Enjoyed the Demo. However the 900 has 15+10 watts per side - the tweeter and woofer are bi-amped. To really tell the difference in tone, you need to use the same set of external speakers like the 5 or 8 inch Yamaha studio monitors. Else, we are hearing the same arrangements from 3 different speaker systems. The bias favours the higher end units. However, that is how they would sound as stand alone units, if that was your intention.

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. All 3 of these keyboards were plugged in to the same audio interface using jack to jack. Then, those 3 keyboards are captured over the same USB interface to a computer. You are correct in what you say about the 3 having different speakers and therefore, different tone. Thats something that could be compared in a store when considering a purchase.

[@KibbleDog007]

@@ConsciousKeys Thank-you for your feedback. I watched it again and was able to better understand the differences. Great job young lad. Gary, Newfoundland, Canada

[@user-sc2pf1yn9y]

SX600 sounds great with good Headphones .

[@gibsonnyata127]

X900 so nice but it's beyond my budget, I'll just fall for x700 category which is a great upgrade from my psr e473

[@Jhen-pan]

Hello, I would like to ask, if I set the panel settings by myself, can I save the files on the USB? If you happen to have the same style of piano, you can directly import the file, and you can use the settings you have used. Is there such a function?!

[@MrGeneberrier]

The 700 is connected in mono rather than stereo. :I

[@FMSoundtracks]

Good comparison, but SX700 has mono sound! Is this a recording/rendering mistake?

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for the comment. Not sure about the mono issue, all keyboards were recorded in stereo and from my end, everything is in stereo. Let me know your thought :)

[@FMSoundtracks]

@@ConsciousKeys I had the "mono feeling" just listening with headphones, I feel a lot of space with 900 and 600, but 700 seems to have all instruments merged into my head, like mono signal

[@Modelpilot]

@@FMSoundtracks same here, the 900 sounds a bit fuller/warmer with a bit more dimension after this review i am thinking to go for a sx900, however as an upgrade from a psr 463 the SX700 would be great also.........hmmmm difficult

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

I agree, the 900 and 600 are in stereo, but the 700 is in (double) mono. If you listen to the three Strings demos in this video it's quite obvious. Somewhere in the whole process the stereo of the 700 got lost. It makes the 600 sound a lot better than the 700 in this video, which I'm sure in real life isn't the case.

[@heroknaderi]

@@ZorbaTheDutch Same here as well i believe rhe sx700 was accidentally renderd through a mono channel somehow

[@laenga6044]

The sx900 sound is clear and punchy, the 700 is punchy but not that clear, the 600 is clear but not so punchy. Maybe it had to do with the settings, but the 900 is awesome. Thanks a lot.

[@freddo5592]

something with the settings. as they use the same voice setup for most of the sounds.

[@laenga6044]

@@freddo5592 Thank you. I appreciate.

[@wilfredjoe]

Is Eq setting different

[@FMSoundtracks]

He recorded it in mono, probably a mistake on rendering

[@ConsciousKeys]

No EQ, all keyboards recorded in stereo using the same settings

[@siemens6688]

Hi mate, nice review :) Greeting from Malaysia. I've just purchased PSR SX700, and it is fantastic :) I am a Electone (Yamaha's Organ) player, i own few Electone model with different Keyboard technology before, the EL700 with FS-key (weighted key), EL900m with FSV-key (weighted+horizontal touch key), DDK-7 with FS-key (weighted key) and now the ELC-02 with FS-key (similar like EL700 but with some improvement). The FSB keyboard in PSR SX700 feel less weighted than above Electone, but way better than my many years ago PSR S770 (which i sold it due to upgrade the Electone to ELC-02), the keybed now feel way more stable and silent, and the rattling noise is gone. There has some "soft feeling" even hit it hard, which is similar like Electone, so i can confirmed Yamaha put an very high quality on the SX model. Just that, without weighted key, it might take some minutes to adjust and you will be fine after that. May i know any huge different with the internal speaker between SX700 and 900 ? thank you.

[@christoph_fer]

With the SX700 the only major thing you must be missing out on is the Genos Revo drum samples on the SX900 and some of the Genos Guitar Mega voices and DSP effects which make a huge difference in style and the SX900 also has an additional dedicated -sub- woofer (+10W x2) in its internal speakers. But, unless you don't personally hear them both, you probably will be happy with the SX700 but once you hear the SX900 and have the taste, there's no going back.

[@ConsciousKeys]

The PSRSX900 definitely benefits from a better speaker system and side by side there is a clear difference. That said, the SX700 speakers are still great!

[@bryangl1]

@@christoph_fer Not a sub-woofer, just a woofer (bass speaker). Sub-woofers are for going down to frequencies like 20Hz. But the speakers in the 900 are just about as good as you are likely to get with built-in speakers, being practically impossible to get very much better - it's a matter of physics, acoustics, weight, size and cost. I use a pair of good powered speakers with my 900 but that's another thousand bucks (and quite a lot of kilos).

[@bryangl1]

N.B. None of these keyboards have weighted (piano action) keys, although the new 88-note DGX-670 does and offers real competition to the 600. These all have sprung actions although (at least on my 900) pleasant to play. Electones are electronic organs and as such didn't have weighted key actions. Weighted key actions are piano-type actions which offer no benefit to an organ so not used.

[@christoph_fer]

@@bryangl1 yea my bad those are woofers not subwoofers but still much better than the SX700 for those who can notice. I agree those speakers aren't excellent. I myself bought myself a KS-SW100 subwoofer to add that much needed low frequency thumps.

[@sophiebride-gq8fn]

PSR-SX600 keyboard for me.

[@jrockofages5413]

Why?

[@sophiebride-gq8fn]

@@jrockofages5413 the PSR-SX600 are super, possible to playing the Super Articulation voice mode and singing a song lyric on screen.

[@ILovsKeys]

SX600 for me 😊

[@sergius4754]

Sx700 is optimal choice.

[@ConsciousKeys]

It is a great keyboard

[@wilfredjoe]

why the output of the quality of sx700 is low thn sx 900

[@ConsciousKeys]

All keyboards were recorded the same, so any inconsistencies is all down to the keyboard

[@sojimani7616]

May be because of the keybed.

[@wilfredjoe]

@@sojimani7616 okey tq

[@sojimani7616]

There are more possible reasons, all the keyboards are digital, the digital signals are converted to analogue signal using a sound card/audio interface which is built in to the keyboard. The sound cards may be different in both keyboards, that may the reason. We can record as (.wav) files in the keyboard, if we are doing like that then it will sounds same. I have a Yamaha MODX, Yamaha is telling that all the sounds are same in these keyboards, when professionals compared, they found difference, because of these converter’s quality.

[@freetown10]

Pero que tipo de prueba es esa de sonido de piano? 2 acordes y ya ?mala demostración tienes que tocar mas bro

[@AndrewLeSynt]

3:47 can it be that something was wrong with the 700? its like MONO while the 900 and 600 was superb in stereo 😂😂

[@binoysuresh9244]

Can you share your registration of voice

[@ConsciousKeys]

Thanks for watching. Was there a particular voice you liked? We might be able to share something in the future. Subscribe to get notifications.

[@DJpiya1]

If u already have a Genos/Tyros5, don't buy Sx600 as here pointed out. Buy a good budget synthesizer like Roland Juno DS, Yamaha ModX, or Korg Kross 2. If u have more budget, try the Korg Nautilus. It's an awesome keyboard for voices, especially in areas where Genos lacks. With this combo, ur gig performance will be awesome.

[@johnpeter4472]

The 600 has the best bass

[@AndrewLeSynt]

i think you recorded the 700 in mono .........sounds really different 😂😂

[@fayeknagasakti5309]

for the future not only 32 bar. let yamaha have an advantage

[@neilscothern420]

The 700 is fine

[@jorg8141]

Z tych 4 to sx700 pp co przepłacać z kolei sx600 nie warty nowy masz starego psr670 to zostaw i zainwestuj w psr770 gdyby sx600 miał przynajmniej taki duży wyświetlacz jak pozostałe klawisze to wybór był by oczywisty szkoda ze w nowym modelu sx600 nie pomyśleli o tym a to poważny błąd bo było by więcej sprzedanych modeli o wiele więcej a tak niby mowy co swego że kolorowy jak nadal do dupy wyświetlacz jak pudełko od zapałek ogólnie z tych 3 brak bym sx700 lub psr 770?pozdrawiam

[@stellacharles8502]

You are Justin breve don't ever think you are Justin biever

[@danielortizdecaracas]

hablas mucha paja

[@kanegoodnight5695]

The psrsx700 is waste of money I have it wasted loads on it sounds like toy and keys very small wasted cash on this junk