Hi Dale I share your view about Kawaii sound compared to Yamaha in general. I've always prefered the deeper bass and increased clarity in the more successfull Kawaii models through the years. Cheers RicB I happen to enjoy the sound of the Kawai Rx series. Go for Rx-3 & call it a day. To my ear the Kawai is a more complex & dark sound than the Yamah product. I can extract a lot of tonal shades from the Kawai. Yamaha in general are more one dimensional tonally. That's not to say I'm not a fan of Yamaha but I'm not fond of the C-5's I've serviced. However bigger in most cases is better. That's my final answer JMO Dale
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