Kawai K-500 AURES Hybrid Piano

The K-500 AURES delivers one of the finest upright piano playing experience in the market today through its blend of award-winning craftsmanship and ground-breaking technology. Identical to the K-500 K Series professional upright piano, the new K-500 AURES features sound and operation technology found on Kawai’s flagship digital instruments, including a modern LCD touchscreen display and the new Kawai Hybrid Soundboard amplification system.

Depth: 24” (61 cm)
Width: 59” (149 cm)
Height: 48” (122 cm)
Weight: 515 lbs (234 kg)

DESCRIPTION

Blending award-winning craftsmanship and advanced technology, The K-500 AURES Hybrid piano delivers the finest in acoustic and digital piano performance. The AURES originates from Kawai’s award-winning K Series Professional upright line of pianos offering many of its top-of-the-line features, including Kawai’s Millennium III upright action, considered the world’s finest upright piano action.

As a premiere digital piano, the AURES comes equipped with a Kawai’s latest and most advanced digital and sound technology, with the addition of the newly developed AURES Hybrid soundboard technology.

Developed in collaboration with Onkyo, Japan’s leading premiere audio manufacturer, the soundboard technology incorporates newly-designed high performance transducer components that allow the K-500 AURES to deliver digital audio through its premium solid spruce soundboard resulting in a rich, powerful, and expansive sound.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

51″ K-500 Professional Upright Piano with NEOTEX™ Key Surfaces
New Kawai Hybrid Sound Board amplification system featuring 4 High-end Performance Transducers powered by Onkyo
SK-EX Rendering Piano Sound Engine with Multi-Channel Sampling
Modern 5” LCD Touchscreen Display
Integrated Bluetooth MIDI and Audio wireless technology
Flexible Virtual Technician Function with 19 Adjustable Parameters
MP3/WAV/SMF Playback, record and Overdub to USB
256 Polyphony (max.)

SPECIFICATIONS

Soundboard		Tapered Solid Spruce
Back Posts		5
Hammers		Mahogany / Underfelted
Action		Millennium III Upright Action with ABS-Carbon Composites
Key Surfaces		NEOTEX™
Sound Source		Pianist Mode: SK-EX Rendering - 88-Key Multi-channel Sampling - 88-Key Resonance Modelling - SK-EX Rendering Sound Mode: Harmonic Imaging XL - 88-Key Stereo Sampling
Internal Sounds		Pianist Mode: - SK-EX Concert Grand - 10 Rendering Characters Sound Mode: - 88 Sounds
Keyboard Modes		Dual Split Four Hands Transpose Tuning Favorite
Polyphony		Max. 256 notes (depending on selected sound)
Effects		Pianist Mode: - Resonance Depth (10 types) - Ambience (10 types) Sound Mode: - Reverb (6 types) - Effects (24 types) (Chorus x 3, Delay x 3, Tremolo x 3, Auto pan x 2, Phaser x 2, Rotary x 6, Combination x 5)
Virtual Technician		Pianist 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
Internal Recorder		Pianist Mode: - 3 song recorder (approximately 10 min. per song) Sound Mode: - 10 song - 2 track recorder (approximately 90,000 note memory capacity)
USB Audio Recorder	Record	MP3 WAV
USB Audio Recorder	Playback	MP3 WAV SMF KSO (internal song file)
Metronome	Time Signatures	1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8
Metronome	Drum Rhythms	100 Patterns
Internal Songs	Sound Demo	39 Songs
	Piano Music	29 or 42 Songs (Depending on market)
	Concert Magic	88 Songs
Lesson Songs		584 Songs from Alfred, Burgmüller, Czerny, Beyer, Bach, and Chopin lesson books, 140 Finger Exercises
Favorites		16 memories (4 x 4 pages)
Transpose	Key Transpose	-12~+12 semi-tones
Transpose	Song Transpose	-12~+12 semi-tones
Other Settings & Functions	Sound Settings	Tuning (Sound mode only) Damper Hold (Sound mode only) Tone Control (incl. User), Speaker Volume Line In Level Wall EQ SHS Mode Phones Type Phones Volume, LCD contrast Factory reset MIDI setting Bluetooth setting
Other Settings & Functions	Settings	Bluetooth MIDI Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio Volume Rename File Delete File, USB Format MIDI Channel Send PGM Local Control Transmit PGM# On/Off Multi-timbral Mode Channel Mute LCD Contrast Auto Display Off Auto Power Off Factory Reset
Display		5" LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
Bluetooth®		Bluetooth® (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth® Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio
Connector Jacks	Headphone	1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8"
	MIDI	MIDI (IN/OUT)
	Line Out	1/4" L/MONO, R
	Line In	1/8" Stereo (with volume adjust knob)
	USB to Host	✔
	USB to Device	✔
Pedals		Damper (with half-pedal support) Soft Sostenuto
Power Consumption		58 W
Power		Power Cable
Bench		Matching Artist Bench
Headphones		Headphone Hook
Others		Warranty Card Owner's Manual Hymn Player Manual Internal Song List
Dimensions (HxWxD)		48” (122 cm) x 59” (149 cm) x 24” (61 cm)
Weight		515 lbs (234 kg)
Finish		Polished Ebony

RESOURCES

Brochure: Download
Owners Manual: Download

WARRANTY

Kawai K-500 Aures Warranty:

10 Year Fully Transferable Warranty on Acoustic Piano Components and 5 Years Parts and Labor on Electronic Components

Customers should retain their store receipt or purchase statement as proof of the date of purchase. Please contact Kawai’s Technical Services Division if you have any questions or concerns, or to request a copy of your new warranty.