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Hi, Sadly a replacement was not announced at NAMM 2018, but a big thank you to Mike Martin who replied to a post of mine on the Facebook users group informing us that no new stage pianos were being launched. He's a top guy and one of the reasons I'll stick with Casio for now. Obviously the other reason is that the PX5-S is still working extremely well for me. Chris

Hi Guy's, The PX5-S will be five years old on 26th January 2018. How brilliant is that considering people are still buying them (at a Casio reduced selling price). The samples have stood the test of time. Without doubt, my best ever keyboard purchase. Chris

Hi, I want Mike Martin to release the PX5-S replacement so much at Winter NAMM 2018 it hurts !!! Chris

Hi Leonh, I hope you and your family had a great Christmas and New Year. Sorry I did not reply a bit sooner, but like many forum members I was deep into the meeting up with family and friends and the Forums went onto the back burner for a couple of weeks. Despite that, I hope you are enjoying your music making. Chris

Hi, Great thread. My brothers two sons each have two young children and I was really keen to pass onto each family a keyboard. The idea being that if there's one in the home, eventually it might get some use and you never know where it could lead to. One son received a used Yamaha DGX660 before before Christmas which has a weighted 88 note keyboard along with some super educational tools built in . The other son is going to receive my Casio PX5-S along with speakers and amplification as soon as Casio launch a replacement for the PX5-S (hopefully at NAMM 2018) in a couple of weeks time. Chris

Hi, Although I cannot directly help you in finding an ideal upright piano, I was in a similar situation to you when I was trying to get my perfect E.Piano. A couple of Forum Members responded to a post I made, and after spending an evening tweaking what they had uploaded to these Forums I ended up with my all time favourite E.Piano sound. I made a point of giving them the credit as without their uploads (onto the Forum) I would have never ended up with my perfect E.Piano sound. I have a Korg PA4X (£3,000) and previously a Yamaha Tyros 5 (£3,500). Neither have an E.Piano sound that comes close to the one on my PX5-S (in my honest opinion). I fully intend to purchase the PX5-S replacement when it arrives (hopefully this month at NAMM), but if I cannot get the same E.Piano sound from it then my PX5-S won't be going anywhere !! Best of luck, hopefully someone will point you in the right direction on the downloads section. Chris p.s. have a look at Dave Weiser's piano sounds, maybe one of those might fit the bill (for a small amount).

Hi Guys, Just to clarify a point here. This thread was started in October 2017 and a couple of Forum members mentioned that it's been four years since the launch of the PX5-S. https://www.japanbullet.com/technology/casio-launches-worlds-first-battery-powered-stage-piano-pivia-pro-px-5s The article mentions the day of the PX5-S launch (26th January 2013) which is actually five years this coming 2018 Winter Namm. I sincerely hope Casio finally decide to produce a new successor to brilliant PX5-S. With keyboards like the Kurzweil SP6 selling for under £1,000 U.K. it will have tough competition. Fingers crossed. Chris

Hi skyy38, It's interesting to note that Casio have recently been doing some specials, reducing the price of the PX5-S by US$200. Also, the PX5-S was released at Winter NAMM 2013. This January will be exactly five years since the launch. I hope they decide to bring out a replacement. I have such faith in Mike Martin and Casio that I will buy it regardless. I have said on several Forums that my PX5-S is probably my all time favourite keyboard purchase, although my recently purchased Viscount Key B legend Live is now not far behind. Chris

Hi, I have a PX5-S and I'm really hoping for a replacement. No slight on the PX5-S, it's a brilliant piano. But, it's been around a while, and Casio do have all the technology required to build a replacement. Some of us (me included) enjoy the process of buying and owning new equipment. Chris p.s. Imagine if it had a piano sample from the GP range.

Hi, I wish they would get their bums into gear and bring out the PX5-S replacement !! Chris

Hi, I spotted that three new Casio piano models (AP270, PX870, PX770) have been launched at Summer NAMM acouple of days ago, therefore I came over to the Forum to have a read about them. Absolutely nothing anywhere. Confused.com Chris

Hi Joe, thanks for the post, I for one am not disappointed about the entry level keyboards. Anything that encourages beginners into becoming potential musicians is fine by me. The GP300 was launched at NAMM in January, but basically as a white piano (it was already available in black I think) which, although it looks very nice is not really 'breaking new ground'. I'm probably being a bit selfish here, but I'm eagerly awaiting a replacement for the PX5-S. Now or 2018 would be about the right time for it. Chris

Hi, Really surprised and confused that one of the biggest music fairs in the world is almost over with virtually no mention of Casio. No new models launched, no software updates, no videos (that I can find) on youtube and more unusually complete silence from Casio users, retailers and Management. I don't mean to offend anybody with my comments but I honestly expected a bit more from Casio after a quiet NAMM in January. Chris p.s. Even these forums seem quiet compared to previous years. Paricularly on the PX5-S threads and downloads sections.

Hi, I must confess to feeling somewhat disappointed with Casio's product launch at Namm 2017. Being British, I got the impression that Namm was a major launch pad for new Casio products, especially considering Mike Martin (being American) is so involved in all that's good with Casio keyboards. The only piano based product appears to be a colour change to an existing digital piano. I was hoping that a successor to the PX5-S would have been shown. It's four years since it's launch (which is a long time technology-wise). The PX560 is a seriously nice keyboard, but not worth replacing my PX5-S for (I've got all the styles I need in my PA4X). Chris

Hi, I just read in Brad MZ's post about the MZ-X500 having more features than the PX-560. Logically, it would be a simple issue of twinning the MZ-X500 with the weighted keyboard of the PX-560 to have an improved piano (possibly the PX5-S replacement). So easy really, but I think Casio will go even further, with half pedalling and possibly a sample or two included from their high end Hybrid GP pianos. The big question is when will this piano be launched ? It's now four years since their PX5-S stage piano was launched, (that was in January 2013 at NAMM), so it's an ideal place for a major Casio launch. Fingers crossed, Chris