The Korg SP170s piano is an 88-key digital piano with a clean and simple design, minus all the bells and whistles, and perfect for playing the piano at home, church or even in the studio. It looks elegant, has a minimalistic (practical) design, with great sounds and key action.
Instead of several commands, the front panel has only a power button, the volume control, the Sound button, and a special Play Piano button. Press the Sound button to select among 10 sounds: pianos, electric pianos, Clav, harpsichords, organs, vibraphone and strings.
- Pros: Clean & simple design, lightweight, substantial weighted keys, good sound
- Cons: On-board speakers are okay
- Buying Options: This piano is now discontinued. You can check Korg SP-280 instead.
Korg SP170 88-Key Piano Review
A great digital piano with a clutter-free design. The fact that it’s priced under 500 dollars makes it attractive to a lot of users. It has got good key touch and excellent tones (you really need good speakers/amps to appreciate the sounds).
Experienced musicians, especially those who play Jazz, will love the organ sounds on this piano.
Who Is It For?
- Perfect for learning to play the piano
- Suitable for playing in a church, or practicing at home
- Jazz musicians sho want a portable board with excellent organ sounds
More Benefits
You can plug-in two pairs of headphones to play four-hands duets or share the piano with your piano teacher.
There’s even a pitch control, so you can “tune” the digital piano up or down to play duets with an acoustic piano or any other instrument.
You can also use the MIDI Out to connect with any MIDI-compatible hardware or software.
This Korg piano reproduces a true piano sound along with the feel and touch of one. The Feel is real and sensitive, and the on-board Organ sounds are also very good.
Korg SP170s Specs
Here are the key features:
- 88 notes Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) Keyboard
- Maximum Polyphony: 120 notes /60 notes (Stereo)
- Sounds: 10 Total; Piano x 2; E. Piano x 2; Harpsichord; E. Clavichord; Vibraphone; Pipe Organ; Electric Organ; Strings
- Effects: Reverb; Chorus (Effect depth is preset for each sound)
- Demo Songs: 10 songs (1 per sound)
- Key transpose
- Pitch control
- Jacks: MIDI, Headphone/Line output x 2; MIDI OUT; Sustain Pedal connection
- Sound System: Amplifier: 9 Watt x 2
- Speakers: 10cm x 5cm Oval x 2; Bass Reflex housing
- Power supply: DC 12 V Power Consumption 9 W
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 51.65 – 12.8 – 5.67 in. / 1,312 – 325 – 144 mm
- Weight: 26.45 lbs. / 12 kg
- Accessories: AC adapter, Music rest, Pedal
- Optional stand SPST-1W, not included
Video Review
Here’s video review of this piano:
Overall Ratings
An excellent portable piano with great sounds and keyboard touch, and offers good value for money, considering that it comes with 88 weighted keys and is priced under 500 dollars (an attractive proposition). The simple design makes the Korg SP-170s easy to use. A great value-for-money, just add a piano bench and you will have a great experience with this piano.
Korg SP170 Piano: Pricing & Buying Options
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