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GX-2 Aures 2

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$53,895.00 

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Kawai GX 2 Aures 2 grand piano hybrid

undeniable

The flagship of Kawai’s collection of hybrid pianos, the GX-2 Aures 2 hybrid grand piano is an undeniable feat of modern engineering combined with the mastery of traditional piano building. It seamlessly incorporates advanced sound technology into Kawai’s renowned GX-2 resulting in an instrument truly greater than the sum of its parts.
Dimensions length: 5’11” | 180 cm
width: 61″ | 152 cm
height: 40″ | 102 cm
weight: 714 lb | 324 kg
Available Finishes ebony polish

 

Acoustic Features
exclusive Millennium III grand piano action
featuring ABS-carbon fibre composite parts
Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID)
double-width stretcher bar for optimum strength
Convergence for Optimum Reflected Energy (CORE)
maximizes the reflective capabilities of the inner rim for outstanding tonal power and sustain
extended length keysticks
for more even response from the front to the back of each key
concert-length key buttons
doubled length for maximum energy transfer and optimum power
solid spruce tapered soundboard
permanently crowned for long-term tonal stability
dual-duplex scale
for greater tonal clarity and richness
solid brass agraffes
for even string spacing and easier tuning
multi-grip 11-ply pin block
to ensure long-term tuning stability
steel-reinforced keyslip and keybed
for optimum energy transfer, strength, and to avoid sticking keys
Soft Fall fallboard
to prevent the fallboard from “slamming” shut
KAWAI Ten Year Transferrable Warranty
Digital Features
Integrated Hammer Sensing System (IHSS)
contact-less optical sensors for greater accuracy than conventional key-based systems
GP Touch muting system
uniquely designed to maintain identical touch when switching from acoustic to digital
SK-EX Rendering sound engine
with multi-channel sampling
flexible Virtual Technician function
with 21 adjustable parameters
advanced Soundboard Speaker System
which utilizes four high-performance transducers to effectively turn the wooden soundboard into a speaker
integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and Audio
for wireless connectivity
dedicated PianoRemote app
for iOS and Android
Spacial Headphone Sound (SHS)
enhances the depth and realism when listening or playing through headphones
dedicated line in/out
plus USB to host/device, MIDI in/out, and headphone jacks (x2)
90 amazing sounds
with 100 drum rhythms and built-in metronome
KAWAI Five Year Manufacturer’s Warranty
Audio

Video
EXPLORING THE AURES

AURES PROMO VIDEO

PASCAL DEVOYON INTERVIEW

MAYA KAGAMI INTERVIEW

LARA MELDA PERFORMANCE

THE MAKING OF A PIANO

Specifications
GX-2 AURES SPECIFICATIONS
ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATIONS
Sizelength
5'11" | 180 cm
width
5'1" | 152 cm
height
3'4" | 102 cm
weight
714 lb | 324 kg
Touchwhite key surfaces
NEOTEX™
black key surfaces
NEOTEX™
action
Millennium III Action with carbon fibre
hammers
mahogany, under-felted
Soundsoundboard
solid spruce, tapered
Agraffes
1st - 54th key
duplex scaling
fore & back
back posts
3
Exterior Designpedals
damper, sostenuto, soft
casters
single, brass
lid props
3
fallboard
Softfall closing system
Music Rackposition
5 positions
hard finish
✓
Lock✓
Other Features
  • Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID)
  • longer keys
  • steel-reinforced keyslip & keybed
  • V-Pro plate
  • CORE system
  • vertically laminated treble bridge
  • Konsei Katagi rim with blended dense hardwoods
 
DIGITAL SPECIFICATIONS
Sound SourceSK-EX Rendering
  • 88-key multi-channel piano sampling
  • 88-key resonance piano modelling
Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL)
  • 90 sounds
  • max. 256 note polyphony
Keyboard Modes
  • dual
  • split
  • four hands
Polyphonymax. 256 notes (depending on selected sound)
EffectsSK-EX rendering
  • ambience (10 types)


 
Harmonic Imaging XL
  • reverb (6 types)
  • effects (24 types: chorus x3, delay x3, tremolo x3, auto pan x2, phaser x2, rotary x6, combination x5)
Virtual TechnicianPianist Mode
  • touch curve (incl. user)
  • voicing (incl. user)
  • damper noise
  • fall-back noise
  • hammer delay
  • minimum touch
  • key volume (incl. user)
  • half-pedal adjust
  • soft pedal depth


 
sound mode
  • touch curve (incl. user)
  • voicing (incl. user)
  • damper resonance
  • damper noise
  • string resonance
  • undamped string resonance
  • cabinet resonance
  • key-off effect
  • fall-back noise
  • hammer delay
  • topboard simulation
  • decay time
  • minimum touch
  • stretch tuning (incl. user)
  • temperament (incl. user)
  • temperament key
  • key volume (incl. user)
  • half-pedal adjust
  • soft pedal depth
Control / Recorder AppPianoRemote (iOS/Android)
 
PianoRemote app-based recorder
- SMF / WAV / FLAC / AAC
 
PianoRemote app-based user interface
Metronometime signatures
1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8
drum rhythms
100 patterns
Internal Songsinternal sound demo
39 songs
music
204/218 songs
lesson songs

578 songs from:
Alfred, Burgmüller, Czerny, Beyer, Bach and Chopin lesson books (lesson books sold separately)
 
140 finger exercises
Transposekey transpose
-12 to +12 semi-tones
song transpose
-12 to +12 semi-tones
Other Settings & Functionsspeaker / headphone
  • tone control
  • wall e.q.
  • low volume balance
  • speaker volume
  • spacial headphone sound
  • headphone type
  • headphone volume
  • line in volume
Bluetooth®
  • Bluetooth MIDI
  • Bluetooth MIDI device name
  • Bluetooth Audio
  • Bluetooth Audio volume
MIDI
  • MIDI channel
  • local on/off
  • transmit program change
  • multi-timbral mode
  • channel mute
user data
  • reset sounds
  • reset music
  • factory reset
system
  • auto power off
  • language information
Sound SystemSoundboard Speaker System with 4 transducers (low-mid range x2, high range x2)
Bluetooth®
  • Bluetooth (ver. 4.1; GATT compatible)
  • Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
  • Bluetooth Audio (ver. 3.0, Profile: A2Dp, Codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX)
Connector Jacksheadphones
1/4" x1
1/8" x1
MIDI
IN/OUT
line out
1/8" stereo
line in
1/8" stereo
USB to Host
✓
USB for update
✓
Power Consumption58W
Powerpower cable
Finishpolished ebony
Othermatching artist bench
headphone hook
*Depending on market location.
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