Installation
| Brand | Factory Installed | Available In Kit Form | Hardware Visibility (From a Formal Viewing Angle) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirio | Yes | Yes | Power Cord |
| Yamaha Disklavier E3 | No | No | Power Cord, Control Panel Beneath Keybed |
User Experience
| Brand | Ease of Setup | Ease of Use Once Setup | Service Included With Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirio | Easy | Easy | Four Service Visits/Year: Tuning, Calibration, Regulation, Voicing and Software Updates |
| Yamaha Disklavier E3 | Average | Below Average-Many Complicated Features | Determined By Dealer |
Technical Features
| Brand | Separation of Core Player System From Rapidly-Changing User Interface | High-Resolution | Soft Play and Repetition | Proportional Pedaling | Operates Keyshift | Supports Recording | Immunity To Line Voltage Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirio | Excellent | Yes | Excellent | Yes | Yes | In Development for Future Potential Release | Excellent |
| Yamaha Disklavier E3 | Poor | Pro Models Only, No Commercial High-Res Content | Above Average | Yes | Yes | Standard on All But Very Lowest-End Models | Above Average |
Music/Content
| Brand | PROPRIETA.RY MUSIC CATALOG | MUSIC CATALOG SIZE | Music Package Bundled With Purchase | Cost For Access to the Entire Music Library | Cost of New Music (Per Album) | Music Catalog Recording Artist | Ease of Access to New Music | Music Types Available | Curated Playlists Available | Live Video-Sync Events Available | Pre-Recorded Video Sync Content Available | Streaming “Radio” Content Available | Supports User-Provided Content | Music Compatability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirio | Yes | Aprox. 1,135 Pieces January, 2016 | Entire Music LIbrary and All Future Content Is Complimentary | Free | Free | Steinway Artist | New Music Automatically Added to App | Solo Piano | In-App | No | Available Q4 2016 | No | No | Spirio Only |
| Yamaha Disklavier E3 | Yes | Approx 10,250 Pieces (In 568 Albums) | 200 Songs Pre-loaded in Control Unit | Not Offered | Avg $30 | Yamaha Disklavier E3 Artist, Studio Recording Artists | Manually Download From online music store & upload to piano controller (or purchase CSs) | Solo piano, piano w/accompaniment/vocals,sync w/existing cd, synced videos | via streaming | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yamaha Disklavier E3 Pianosoft, QrS Pnomation, Pianodisc |