Casio 61 Key Portable Keyboard with Stand Black CTK720STAD
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Manufacturer: Casio
Model: CTK720STADV
Publisher: Casio
Label: Casio
Features for Casio 61 Key Portable Keyboard with Stand Black CTK720STAD :
- 61-Key Digital Keyboard
- 242 Tones, 100 Built-In Rhythms
- 100 Demo Songs
- 32-Note Maximum Polyphony
- Features Portable Design
- Microphone Inputs / USB Outputs
- LCD Display
- Hand Crafted 38"x14"x5"
- Includes AC/DC Adapter, Instructional DVD, Stand
- Maintenance Tips: Feather/Soft Cloth Dust Only
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Customer Reviews
You get what you pay for... 
2008-06-27
Now, it's been ages since I have had a keybaord or piano around the house. I wanted to get myself back into the swing of things again so I thought I would low-ball it on the price and just get something to get the creative juices flowing again. Well, you get what you paid for.
The CTK-720 arrived today perfectly fine (sans a few nasty dings in the box, the unit was unscathed). I set it up, hooked it up to my own speaker system to make sure it would have the chance to produce a nice clean sound. Boy, not even my speakers could help it.
Beyond the fact that this is definitely a "Beginners" keyboard in the way that just about any instrument other than "piano" sounds like a midi file circa 1980s there is an odd issue. As a 5-octave keyboard you would want to be able to move around, but there's something odd in the mid octaves on the CTK-720.
Bear in mind, before this I had owned Korgs and Rolands, 88 weighted piano key styles. So I may be a bit spoiled. But for the first time in my life I have heard an electronic keyboard that actually needs to be tuned. The mid-range octaves on the CTK-270 produce a warble when the key is first pressed. Much like a piano that has the cord ever so slightly out of tune.
Unfortunately, my tuning key does little to help me with am electronic keyboard. It's a shame, if it weren't for the dodgy "tones" and the mysterious out-of-tune mid-range keys it would have been a nice keyboard to start out on all over again.
I will give it two stars just because it's still functional. I may just be a bit too discerning at this point.
