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Welcome to Merriam Pianos on YouTube. Today, we’ve got a review for you that we probably should have done a lot sooner as we’ll be taking a look at the Roland RP102.

The RP102 is actually one of the older products currently in the Roland home digital piano lineup in terms of when it first hit the market. Is it still a relevant option? Let’s find out.

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Background

From a specs standpoint, the RP102 essentially sits somewhere in between the FP10 and the new FP-30X. It used to compete pretty much directly with the Kawai KDP-70 (since replaced by the KDP-75) and the Roland YDP-144.

It’s essentially a basic, home digital piano with a solid 88-note action, good quality sounds, and a set of fairly standard features. Let’s dive into the sound.

Piano Sound

The RP102 with Roland’s SuperNATURAL Piano Sound engine, which delivers 128 notes of polyphony - by today’s standards, 128 polyphony at this price point is middle of the road. The SuperNATURAL combines a multi layered piano sample with some extra synthesis added later.

The SuperNATURAL engine is driving a pair of 6 watt speakers, which for today’s standards is a little bit on the lean side. That said, when you get in front of an RP102, you’ll notice the sound is still quite big in spite of only 12 watts of power. The sound lacks the warmth and depth of some digital pianos with more powerful speaker systems, but the sound here is still very clear.

Interestingly, the RP102 seems to generate more treble than what the FP-30X or FP-10 are producing. The dynamic range is quite nice, though there is a bit of spike when jumping to fortissimo playing. That said, you can iron this out by editing the touch curve,

If you connect to the Roland Piano Partner 2 app via Bluetooth, you also get access to more acoustic grand piano tones. This also gives you access to an assortment of nice E pianos, organs, strings and others. The RP102 only has 15 built-in tones, so you’ll definitely want to check out the app to get a much larger sound library opened up.

Piano Action

Probably one of the biggest highlights of the RP102 is the presence of Roland’s PHA4 action. This action is considered by many to be one of the top plastic actions available on the market. At this price point, it’s a total home run.

The PHA4 boasts a triple sensor, escapement, and a realistic texture on the keys. A triple sensor offers greater accuracy of MIDI output, and escapement does make playing more demanding music easier.

The weighting, geometry and repetition speed are all really good. We’d go as far as to say that this is the best all around action at this price point.

Features/Connectivity

As we mentioned above, the RP102 has Bluetooth MIDI for connecting to devices to access apps, such as the Piano Partner 2 app we discussed before. It also has USB if you’d prefer a wired connection.

It has dual headphone jacks, a built-in 3 pedal system, as well as a cabinet. The only finish available is a durable satin black.

Summary

If sound selection is important (courtesy of the app), as is a good action, the RP102 is still one of the best options available on the market. You can find other home digital pianos with more sounds for the price, but none with an action as good as the PHA4.

This is why the RP102 is still in production - it occupies a very specific spot in the market, and does so better than anything else.

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