well guys here is my review I played the T 5 61 today.
A Special thanks to George Kaye for having one for me to play.

And I will start out by saying Yamaha did a Great Job with this one it might not have every little thing that everybody wants but for me they did for me most of what I will use.

the first thing here is the SOUND it is MUCH better then T 4 I own a T4 so I can say with out any question here.

the Concert Piano much better then T4 cf111 piano sounds very good , the Guitar section is just fantastic and the way you can change and edit the amps just great!!!!
organ world very good
Ensamble voices very unique it gonna take some getting used to but it will be very good

sax sounds sound really good new flute voices very good as well

they moved the Demo button thank god it was in the worst spot left by the voc harm button now it on far left good to have that moved if you have hit it by mistake in the middle of a show you will know what I am talking about!!!

audio styles really sound live to me big improvement .

the toggle midi file / mp3 I wish yamaha can make it so I can run midi file into Midi file not it is just mp3 I hope with a update they will address this.

the format very much the same so out of the box it will be easy to use .
I cant stress this enough here the sound REALLY sounds good a big improvement over T4 it has a very live sound crisp and clean 4 additional outs really open up lot of live sound options .

for those left hand bass players the option to play left hand bass with the style triggered in right is a very nice addition it will give you another way to present yourself

size seemed to be very close to T4 and screen looks the same to T4
ALL I can say is this is a very nice unit the Sound is GREAT and all those who are bashing it need to go and play it like I did and you will see for yourself what I am talking about.

it great to boast about all the new things but to me SOUND it the key to all and this unit has Knocked it out of the Yard

I am getting the T5 76 and look forward to using this unit in my shows in 2014 Ron Johnson

You are the third person I heard from today (got two emails earlier) that has not only played the Tyros5, but has also said what you did...the sound is much better than Tyros4.

I won't get to play one (a Tyros5-76) for a few weeks, and since I have a Tyros4 I'm going to compare them side by side...through the same speaker system.

Thanks for your review, Ron...you sound like you were very impressed.

Ian

How are the drum kits compared to T4?? Also how do audio styles compare to regular styles? I ordered also T5-76.It's coming in December.

Ron, great to hear you were able to audition Tyros 5 in person at George Kaye's store today. I really appreciate you taking the time to post your review so quickly. I'm encouraged to hear you say the Concert Piano (ConcertGrand?) is improved over the Tyros 4's ConcertGrand, as I felt the T4 ConcertGrand, though it sounds great when playing solo piano, esp in the lower & upper octaves, when played live with auto accomp, I found it lacking enough punch in the middle octaves to cut thru the mix. Did you have have a chance to try the new Upright1octave & Upright2octave piano's as well? Curious to hear how you felt these sounded for piano soloing along with auto accomp tracks?

Coincidentally, our Synthzone buddy Steve Molnar also had a chance, at Frank Ventresca's AudioWorks store to not only audition a Tyros 5 (76 note version), but audition & compare it side by side with a Tyros 4, and came to a similar review conclusion as you, and ordered Tyros 5, as you did too.

Both yours and Steve's review confirm the feelings I had listening to the many Tyros 5 demos posted online. That said, I'm more excited than ever to finally receive mine, though I ordered the 61 note version.

Ron, Mirza, and Steve: welcome to the Tyros 5 owners club.

Scott

Ron and I had a great afternoon today. At first I thought the box which came from Yamaha last week was a 76 key and told Ron that's what I received. When he came to my store today I know he wasn't disappointed finally having an opportunity to play the new Tyros5. I have both the Tyros4 and Tyros5 side by side set up in my store. Ron and I compared the Concert Grands and easily came to the conclusion that the T5 piano has a lot more dynamic range and cutting power. I have a piano teacher at my store that plays a lot of Cuban music and was very impressed with the U1 upright piano voices including the 1 and 2 octave up versions. It went nuts playing the SA2 flamenco guitar voices. These new SA2 voices allow for all the dynamics as if you were actually playing the octaves with small amounts of delay when playing soft and less and less as the keys are played harder.

Thanks Ron for your much needed review. I am optimistic about having ordered the T5 being that your review is based on actually having played both Tyros generations. As my first entry ever into the world of Tyros (delayed because there was no 76 before), I must say I was getting more and more discouraged by the great number of negative comments I was reading here from current Tyros and other arranger players, albeit commenters who never played the T5 or even heard it live. So thank you for sharing. Hal

I had the same experience comparing T4 and T5 last week, and even the old T4 sounds sound more alive on the T5.

Its a big step upwards from T4 and a huge step from T3 soundwise..

However, when you look at the functionallity nothing has really changed from T4 to T5 except for the 76 keys version.

Ron,

I know you had a great day yesterday, because I know I did playing the new Tyros 5. Scott thanks for commenting and putting the links to my brief review at the PSR forum.


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Tyros 4 Top Rack
Tyros 5 76 Lower Rack

Hi everybody

I have a lot of chance to have the new Tyros 5.
I also have a Tyros 4, which is already sold
The differences are really big with the tyros 4
I can't stop playing the tyros 5

I had already installed the flash memory on my new tyros 5 and made a tutorial with pictures.

George, it's funny you mention the Flamingo Guitar. I LOVE that voice, it is included in the Latin Premium voice pack and one of my "goto' voices. I'm glad they made it core to the voice choices. There seems to be quite a few other voices in the T5 that have started life amongst the voice packs.

Congratulations to all you new T5 owners enjoy it well, ......as for me at this point and MY needs it's good to hear & read all the good features & reviews. I eagerly await most of these improvements to trickle down to the succeeding New S-950 model KB very soon.

All the sounds Just sound better new Piano sounds Scott sound very good you will not be disapointed the Concert Grand cuts thru mix very well with out being to bity and shallow sounding Big Improvement over the T4 .

George & Ron, many thank's for providing those important details regarding the pianos.
I thought I heard what you're refering to while listening to the online demos
but wanted to make sure it wasn't merely my imagination or us hearing the piano voices and/or the keyboard settings tweaked,
or the sound enhanced via an outboard (post) effects/eq processor.

Steve, nice shot of the T4(61) & T5(76) together.
Frankie's 1st class looking showroom color scheme with hardwood floors
I'm sure enhanced your listening environment pleasure too.

George, Ron, & Steve:
I assume you guys auditioned & compared the Tyros 5 and 4 thru each
respective keyboard's 'out of the box' factory default settings, right?

I can hardly wait for my Tyros 5 to finally arrive. Happy Holidays!

WOW, Steve, that was QUICK !!! ... so much for not getting new gear since you are facing retirement, eh ?!?
Actually, I'm glad you took my advice and got it while you are still working ...
BTW ... how is Deb ???

PS: ... now I REALLY can't wait for you to get down here with your boards to jam ...

In photograph what is the "thing" sitting on the left keys of the Tyros 5?

Ian

Ahah! That's what the extra keys are for!

It appears to be some kind of USB device, probably some type of storage device that someone just sat there. If you blow up the photo you'll see the USB plug.

Gary

Gary you hit the nail on the head it's a USB storage device.

Tony do you remember me saying I won't buy a Tyros 5?
Yea I'm sure you also remember me saying depends on which way the wind was blowing on the day I went to demo Well seems it was warm air coming from the south and it got me. I'm real weak when it comes to some stuff.

Now is the time because in about 5 weeks it will be a little different story. Oh Deb yea she's doing fine..................we'll just have to postpone any extended vacations overseas or on cruise ships.

Scott yes out of the box default settings, both were Eq'd flat!

Frank has done a first class job with his showroom at the new location. I'm sure Tony_mads remembers the old location which was no comparison. Frank's does lots with car and home audio, his original location had a small almost cubicle type arrangement adjacent to the garage where electronics for cars were installed for playing keyboards. As you see in the photo he's got a beautiful showroom.

For his electronic automotive side of the business he has this great prop that mimics sitting in a car, there you can sample all different configurations of car audio set ups, it's very cool and unique. FYI that photo was taken with the iPhone 5s, great little camera it is.

Steve congrats on your new T5 I knew you were getting one ....
now to talk Tony Mads into selling the Technics/Korg & into coming over to the Tyros side! ....you know he wants one..

If 'Tony Mads' WAS to buy a new KB at this point (which he doesn't see happening as travel is more important ), after learning (somewhat) the KORG OS, the board would be either a Pa900 or a Pa3x ... but it ain't happenin' anyway ...

or do like they did in "It''s Wonderful Life" but with music from you on your new Tyros 5.
I can hear the tropical paradise rhythms of T5 already.

The original "Bert & Ernie"
!!!

The device on the keyboard is actually the wireless LAN drive that comes in the box with the tyros5. It is actually a Yamaha product which allows you to access the Yamaha music soft website to sample, buy and download songs, voices and expansion packs directly into the T5 without having to use a USB thumb drive and a computer.

That's convenience for you.