Casio - CT-S1WE Premium Pack with 61 Key Keyboard, Stand, AC Adapter, and Headphones - White

At this price point, I was not expecting much but I still find myself disappointed with this keyboard. YMMV. I have a full sized piano that was gifted but in serious need of tuning so I purchased this to see if I wanted to invest the funds in my regular piano. I was debating between this one and the ST300, after customer reviews here and online I decided on this one because of its alleged sound quality. Pros: Light Perfect for someone who is trying to decide if the piano is for them (like me) as far as cost is concerned That's about it Cons Half of the function keys do not work for half of the functions in the manual. The sound from the speakers of the piano is weak compared to the other tones on the device. The piano tone sounds like a mouse and the organ sound will blow you out of the room. I have to turn the keyboard up 10 100% when playing the keyboard.. If I record myself I have to turn it down on playback because it's so loud. If I change to any of the other tones they are extremely loud. Unfortunately for me, I was interested in the piano tone most of all I thought I may have hit the wrong key combo when trying out the functions and attempted to reset to factory following the instructions in the manual . This did not work AT ALL so any changes appear to be permanent. I finally called customer service to see if I was doing something wrong and even though I was getting feedback from the key combo, the device never restarted to reset as designed. When playing with the optional BT midi controller, key presses (especially when in chords) are sometimes not recognized. I am using Garageband lessons and scoring and can see which keys are and are not registering as well as hear and see them. Between this package and the midi and sustain pedal this was almost four hundred dollars that may have been better pent elsewhere, You can get 'lessons' from the Casio application but they are NOT for beginners. There is no teaching involved just a rolling score or player interface and even the easy lessons are to advanced for someone just starting to learn piano, even if you choose the easy version so I am paying for different subscription. The velocity keys do not work and when following the manual, you do not get the feedback described. Bad board? IDK but this thing is darned heavy to be trying to lug back to BestBuy. These are just the things that I have found that don't work after a week, I work full time so this is in about 10 minutes or so a day.

I only received the keyboard. The package didnt contain the stand or headphones. Waste of extra money.