All user reviews of 5/5 for the Yamaha Clavinova CLP-130

Regarding the features, I filled the specs but I forgot to mention the inputs and outputs:
MIDI: In, Out, Thru
RCA Out, Jack In and Out
2 headphone outputs.

An advantage: Transposition of internal recordings or MIDI sequences with the TRANSPOSE key + up/down.

A rather satisfying number of (very) interesting sounds and variations. Comprehensive connections, which I use to sequence this piano with my MPC 500.

UTILIZATION

There's no sorcery. Nothing requires more than five buttons, except maybe accessing sequenced songs based on sounds, but I never use that.
The TWO headphone outputs are very well thought-out because they allow me to hear what I do/improve while I record on my PC.
Everything is written on the piano, the only difficulty (?) is that yous must learn how to read first. I have never read the manual and I even wonder if there's one, because I have never seen it =D
You can record two tracks that can be simultaneously played back at the same time you are playing! It's magical, isn't it? However, I strongly recommend a metronome, obviously! Because it's a recorder and not a sequencer, so you shouldn't complain.

I like the keyboard a lot but, not being a pianist, I find it hard to pronounce more categorically.

SOUNDS

For techno producers like me, buying such a piano is a crazy idea because it's quite a sum for "only" 28 sounds.
But these 28 sounds are already enough for a piano of this category and they are Extremely POWERFUL sounds, Punchy and, especially, original. Even the sounds of the Korg T3 are nothing compare to these. The E.Piano 1 is gone, I don't find it ANYWHERE. However, I love to use it...

There are 14 sound buttons plus an on/off variation for each, which makes 28 sounds in total:
Grand Piano 1/Variation
Grand Piano 2 (plus bright)/Variation
E.Piano 1/Variation it's MAGICAL!!!!
E.Piano 2/Variation
Harpsichord/Variation
Clavichord/Variation
Vibraphone/Variation (Marimba)
Church Organ (small organ) / Variation (grand organ)
Jazz Organ/Variation
Strings/Variation
Choir/Variation
Guitar (nylon)/Variation (steel)
Woodbass/ Variation (+ride)
E.Bass/Variation

Effects aren't used with knobs and faders (except mellow/bright) but with push-buttons, which is nevertheless more than enough. Their quality is irreproachable. I particularly like the tremolo on the vibraphone, the GrandPiano2 and Guitar(steel).

I don't use the reverb.

OVERALL OPINION

Before making techno, I made ambient and industrial music. The sounds are unparalleled and powerful to the point that my ambient music came almost exclusively from this piano
I have now used my ambient recordings to make techno and it works PERFECTLY!! I can achieve really dynamic stuff when I mix them with drum machine loops I downloaded, all with the help of Audacity. With FL11, they sound very good as well.
I've been using this instrument for 4 years. If I ever had to, I would buy it again without hesitation.

Unbeatable value for money.
I cannot complain about the dimensions, since it isn't larger than an 88-key upright piano (although less tall), the connections are very well conceived, the recording quality is impeccable (on the piano and my PC). I give it 10/10.

An example of the strings and the e-bass:

Enjoy! I'm sorry I can't give you more examples for you to hear!

Large GH 88-key piano.
Piano sound based on dynamic sampling (3 levels) 22 Mbytes
Sampling of the dampers, sampling of the resonance pedal, 14 AWM sounds x 2 variations
64-note polyphony DSP
Dual / Split mode
2-track song recorder
Metronome, key cover, 2 headphone outputs, MIDI / To host interface, Aux Out/In, rosewood cabinet, 2x40W amplification.
Reverb, Chorus, Brilliance, Delay ....

UTILIZATION

The keyboard is very nice and it can be adjusted (Hard, Medium, Soft).
It's easy to get started with and use it.

SOUNDS

The grand piano is excellent, especially with the Hall option.
Organs are very good, acoustic guitars very good, bass is not bad, violins are decent.
You can hear the noises of the harpsichord's mechanism, the precision of the details.

Adjustable phaser, tremolo, chorus, delay effects adapted to the piano.
GH 88-key keyboard very similar to an acoustic piano, you can play with nuances.
(I have tested acoustic pianos whose keyboard was not as good or pleasant).

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using it for 8 months.
I love the grand piano with the echo and the hall effect, everything adjustable, obviously.
I have tested several Rolands but I found the keyboard very soft and too bouncy to my taste.
It's a great value for money, especially when you don't want to annoy the neighbors. It's very interesting secondhand.

If i had the same budget, I would buy it again ─ twice.