In the early days of E3s in the U.S., E3 grands did not have Silent System and did not have hammer sensor rails. These models were DGB1KE3, DGC1ME3, DGC2E3, DC1E3, and DC2E3.
Today, the E3 grands being produced for the U.S. market are 1 of 4 types:
- The DGB1KE3 Classic has no Silent System, no hammer sensor rail, no moving pedals.
- The DGB1KE3 has no Silent System, no hammer sensor rail, and has moving pedals.
- DGC1E3S, DGC2E3S, DC1XE3S, and DC2XE3S have Silent System, have hammer sensor rail, and have moving pedals.
- DC3XE3PRO, DC5XE3PRO, DC6XE3PRO, DC7XE3PRO, DS4E3PRO, DS6E3PRO, DCFXE3PRO have Silent System, have hammer sensor rails, have moving pedals and are PRO versions of Disklavier.
The DU1E3 upright, has no Silent System, no hammer sensor rail, and has moving pedals.
The DC1XE3S and DC2XE3S are wonderful pianos. The new "X" acoustic scales in the entire line of C Series grands sound unbelievable. Give them a listen.
Bill Brandom
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Dave <daveproberts@...> wrote:
I agree with James and athomik that if you can afford a DC3 or higher, get it. But if you can't afford that - and there are precious few DC3's available for just $12,000 - you can be quite happy with a DC2A, which is what I have.
At 5-foot-7, it has a nice tone throughout, including the bass. It's true that it doesn9;t have the hammer sensors. But those sensors likely won't be missed if you mostly listen to pop, rock, jazz, blues, ragtime. My guess is that they are also unlikely to make much difference in a lot of classical music, especially the baroque and classical eras.
I certainly have gotten a lot of pleasure out of the DC2A. And I imagine all but the most discerning Disklavier owners would as well.