After completing my musical education as a teenager, I took a +20-year break from playing. Now, returning to music as an adult, I wanted an instrument that felt familiar and satisfying without jumping straight into the high-end market. Piano was always my secondary instrument, but I’m familiar enough with good and bad sound and key feel to know what to look for.
This Thomann digital piano turned out to be a great choice.
The piano arrived in impeccable condition, extremely well packed and protected on a pallet. It’s delivered curbside, so be prepared to handle the final logistics yourself.
Although the estimated delivery time was 7–10 days, it showed up unexpectedly early on day 4 or 5. The delivery driver gave us a two-hour heads-up, so setup preparations were rushed.
You will need two people to assemble the piano safely.
The keyboard unit, which includes the keys, electronics, and speakers, is quite heavy and awkward to manoeuvre
The manual is easy to follow, and having an electric screwdriver made the process much smoother.
Keyboard & Feel
The keys feel very comfortable, with a pleasant ivory-style texture that isn’t slippery.
Weighting is realistic, giving satisfying resistance similar to an acoustic piano.
The dynamic range is excellent—you can clearly control and differentiate multiple levels.
The grand piano/piano samples are clean and enjoyable, especially for home practice.
Built-in speakers are adequate for a living room setting but I'd love them to be more full-bodied
The digital console is simple, readable, and intuitive—no unnecessary features, just what you need.
The damper pedal feels noticeably shallower compared to acoustic instruments I learned on. It’s not bad—just different—and will take a bit of practice to adapt.
There are 2 areas for improvement
Some non-piano voices produce background white noise, independent of volume level.
This isn’t a big issue if, like me, you mainly use the piano sound.
The metronome only allows tempo adjustment. Additional settings (subdivisions, accents, patterns) would be helpful for more structured practice.
This Thomann digital piano holds its own compared to entry level accustic pianos surprisingly well in terms of:
key feel
dynamic control
overall responsiveness
And of course as a DP comes with some big advantages like compact size, lighter weight
no tuning or maintenance requirement and
the ability to play quietly at any hour
