Kawai CA79
Kawai’s award-winning legacy of the CA78 has continued with the introduction of its successor, the CA79 Digital Piano. It features the distinctive “Grand Feel III” wooden-key keyboard action with Ivory & Ebony Touch key surfaces. Combined with an improved Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, the CA79 delivers an authentic concert grand piano experience. Innovative Onkyo amplifier technologies and a robust six-speaker configuration work together to create deeply rich and impressive tone. Feature controls and sound menus are easily and intuitively accessed with an LCD color touchscreen placed neatly in the updated cabinet design. All of these features combined create a stunning instrument for the discerning piano player.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Keyboard | ・ Grand Feel III action – 88 wooden keys – Grade-weighted hammers – Ivory Touch white key surfaces – Ebony Touch black key surfaces – Let-off simulation – Triple sensor key detection – 88-key Graded counterweights | |
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| Pedal | ・ Grand Feel Pedal System – Damper (with half-pedal support) – Soft (with half-pedal support) – Sostenuto | |
| Piano Sound | ・ SK-EX Rendering – 88-key multi-channel sampling – SK-EX recording・ Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL) – 88-key stereo sampling – SK-EX, SK-5, EX, K-60 recording256 note maximum polyphony | |
| Piano Resonance | ・ SK-EX Rendering: Resonance Modelling – Damper Resonance – String Resonance – Undamped String Resonance – Aliquot Resonance・ Harmonic Imaging XL: Acoustic Rendering – Damper Resonance – String Resonance – Undamped String Resonance – Cabinet Resonance | |
| Piano Adjustment | ・Virtual Technician (21 parameters) – Touch Curve (incl. User Touch Curve) – Voicing (incl. 88-key User Voicing) – Damper Resonance – Damper Noise – String Resonance – Undamped String Resonance – Cabinet Resonance – Key-off Effect – Fall-back Noise – Hammer Noise – Hammer Delay – Topboard Simulation – Decay Time – Release Time – Minimum Touch – Stretch Tuning (incl. 88-key User Tuning) – Temperament (incl. User Temperament) – Temperament Key – Key Volume (incl. 88-key User Key Volume) – Half-Pedal Adjust – Soft Pedal Depth* Available parameters may vary depending on selected sound. * ‘User’ parameters require system software v2.08 or later.・Virtual Technician Smart Mode (10 presets) | |
| No. of Sounds | SK-EX Rendering: 10 rendering characters Harmonic Imaging XL: 66 voices | |
| Reverb | SK-EX Rendering: Ambience (10 types) Harmonic Imaging XL: Reverb (6 types) | |
| Brilliance | ✔ | |
| Other Effects | 24 types | |
| Speakers | 13 cm x 2 (woofers) (8 x 12) cm x 2 (top speakers, with diffusers) 5 cm x 2 (tweeters) | |
| Output Power | 100 W (50 W x 2) | |
| Headphone Enhancements | Discrete SpectraModule™ headphone amplifier Spatial Headphone Sound Headphone Type Headphone Amplifier | |
| Display | 5″ LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels) | |
| Key Cover | Sliding type | |
| Music Rest | Collapsible type (6 angle adjustability) | |
| Product Size & Weight | Width | 145 cm (57″) |
| Depth | 47 cm (18 1/2″) | |
| Height | 94 cm (37″) [music rest flat] 111.5 cm (44″) [music rest raised] | |
| Net Weight | 76 kg (167 lbs.) 79 kg (174 lbs.) [Ebony Polish] | |
| Packing Size & Weight | Dimensions | 159 (W) x 69.5 (D) x 65 (H) cm |
| Gross Weight | 96 kg (without bench) 103 kg (with bench) 99 kg (without bench) [Ebony Polish] 106 kg (with bench) [Ebony Polish] | |
| Available Finishes | Premium Satin Black (CA79B) Premium Satin White (CA79W) Premium Rosewood (CA79R) Ebony Polish (CA79EP) | |
| Basic Functions | Dual Split Four Hands Transpose Tuning Low Volume Balance User Sounds Startup Settings | |
| Internal Songs | Sound Demo | 37 songs |
| Piano Music | 29/42 songs * | |
| Concert Magic | 176 songs | |
| Lesson Songs | Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849) Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139) Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101) J.S. Bach: Inventionen Sonatinen Album 1 Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series) Chopin Etudes (Opus 10) Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Lesson 1A Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Lesson 1B Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book Level 1 | |
| Internal Recorder | Total Memory | approximately 90,000 notes |
| No. of Songs | 10 songs | |
| Parts | 2 parts | |
| Metronome | Time 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 | |
| Bluetooth * | Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio with aptX support | |
| USB Audio Recorder | Record/Playback | MP3 WAV SMF (Playback only) |
| Other Functions | Overdubbing Line In recording Bluetooth Audio recording | |
| App Functions | PianoRemote (iOS/Android) PiaBookPlayer (iOS/Android) | |
| Connector Jacks | Headphone | 1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8″ Stereo jacks |
| MIDI | MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, USB-MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI * | |
| Line Out | 1/4″ L/MONO, R [unbalanced] | |
| Line In | 1/8″ Stereo (with volume adjust knob) [unbalanced] | |
| USB to Host | ✔ | |
| USB to Device | ✔ | |
| Others | USB for Update | |
| Power Consumption † | 55 W | |
| Power | Power cable | |
| Bench | Fixed-height or height-adjustable bench * | |
| Headphones | Headphone hook | |
| Sheet Music | Classical Piano Collection * Classical Lesson Scores * Finger Exercises | |
| Others | Warranty Card * Owner’s Manual Internal Song Lists | |



