{"id":1112,"date":"2026-06-04T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/digital-rating-method\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:26:12","slug":"digital-rating-method","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/digital-rating-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Rating Method \u2014 Digital Pianos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>digital<\/strong> and <strong>hybrid<\/strong> piano market follows different rules from acoustic. We have therefore adapted our <em>Le Diapason<\/em> method with a dedicated grid, focused on what really matters for an electronic instrument.<\/p>\n<h2>The 5 digital rating axes<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Axis<\/th>\n<th>Weight<\/th>\n<th>What we assess<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Touch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<td>realism of the action (graded hammers, escapement, wood), consistency across the keyboard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sound<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<td>sampling or modelling quality, polyphony, resonances, built-in amplification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Connectivity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<td>Bluetooth MIDI\/Audio, USB, headphone\/line outputs, apps, recording.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<td>objective specification against the observed street price.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Versatility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<td>extra sounds, split\/dual modes, portability, stage\/home\/studio use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The overall score is the weighted sum, rounded to one decimal. <strong>Specs and prices<\/strong> come from the manufacturers (Yamaha, Roland, Kawai, Casio) and specialist resellers (Thomann); prices are indicative.<\/p>\n<h2>Why a separate grid?<\/h2>\n<p>On an acoustic, \u201cfinish\u201d (cabinetry, soundboard) weighs heavily. On a digital, it gives way to <strong>connectivity<\/strong> and features, and <strong>touch<\/strong> matters even more as it drives progress. This grid keeps our digital comparisons honest and consistent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The digital and hybrid piano market follows different rules from acoustic. We have therefore adapted our Le Diapason method with a dedicated grid, focused on what really matters for an electronic instrument. The 5 digital rating axes Axis Weight What we assess Touch 30% realism of the action (graded hammers, escapement, wood), consistency across the &#8230; <a title=\"Our Rating Method \u2014 Digital Pianos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/digital-rating-method\/\" aria-label=\"En savoir plus sur Our Rating Method \u2014 Digital Pianos\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1112","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1112\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}