Yamaha
CLP-825
$2,099
Yamaha CLP-825: a clear digital piano review for practice and comparison
9.3 Beginner 8.1 Night Practice 1.5 Portability 8.8 Touch Reality 6.6 Value
88 45 kg
Yamaha CLP-826 Review
Yamaha CLP-826 review: the entry Clavinova keeps the CLP-825's specification and adds wood to the sides of the white keys
88 Keys 45 kg GrandTouch-S
Bluetooth
Beginner
Scores
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How These Scores Were Calculated
Beginner
9.3| Factor | This Piano | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | — | 0.5 |
| Lesson Function | Yes | +1.8 |
| App Connectivity | Yes | +1.8 |
| Bluetooth MIDI | Yes | +1 |
| Recording | Yes | +0.8 |
| Practice Basics (Metronome / Transpose / Layer-Split) | Yes | +0.6 |
| Stand Included | Yes | +0.5 |
| Damper Pedal Included | Yes | +0.4 |
| Preset Songs | 303 | +1.7 |
| Sound Variety | 10 sounds | +0.2 |
Night Practice
8.1| Factor | This Piano | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | — | 1.0 |
| Headphone Jacks | 2 | +2.2 |
| Headphone Type | 6.3mm, 6.3mm | +0.9 |
| Headphone Optimization | Yes | +2.2 |
| Bluetooth Audio | Yes | +0.8 |
| Line Out | No | +0 |
| Speaker Mute with Headphones | Yes | +0.7 |
| Key Action Quietness | GrandTouch-S | +0.3 |
Portability
1.5| Factor | This Piano | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | — | 5.0 |
| Weight | 45 kg | -3 |
| Width | 1350 mm | -0.5 |
| Battery | No | +0 |
| Foldable | No | +0 |
| Key Count | 88 keys | +0 |
Touch Reality
8.8| Factor | This Piano | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Key Action Quality | GrandTouch-S (grade 8) | +4.8 |
| Key Count | 88 keys | +1.5 |
| Polyphony | 256 notes | +1.5 |
| Sound Modeling | Yamaha CFX + Bosendorfer Imperial (VRM) | +0.5 |
| Key Surface | ivory-feel | +0.5 |
Yamaha CLP-826 review verdict
This Yamaha CLP-826 review reads the published specifications from a comparison-first point of view: touch, sound, practice fit, value, and limits.
The CLP-826 is the entry model of Yamaha's CLP-800 Clavinova range in Japan and replaces the CLP-825 there. Yamaha's two specification tables differ in a single row: the GrandTouch-S keyboard now uses wood on the sides of the white keys. Sound, features, speakers, cabinet and weight are unchanged.
Pros
- • GrandTouch-S keyboard with escapement and ivory- and ebony-feel keytops, now with wood on the sides of the white keys, which Yamaha says gives more natural finger contact, for example when playing octaves.
- • Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial samples with VRM resonance and Grand Expression Modeling, plus a binaural CFX sample used on headphones.
- • 256-note polyphony, enough headroom for pedalled passages in ordinary repertoire.
- • Two standard 6.3 mm headphone jacks with Stereophonic Optimizer, so two people can listen at once without adapters for full-size headphones.
- • Bluetooth audio and MIDI, plus a USB audio interface over USB TO HOST, for tablet apps and for recording into a computer.
- • 303 lesson songs, 50 classics and 10 voice demos, with metronome, transpose, dual and duo modes.
- • Three pedals (damper with half-pedal, sostenuto, soft) using the GrandTouch pedal; in Japan a height-adjustable bench, headphones and a classics book are included.
Cons
- • Only 10 voices and no split mode; players who want to divide the keyboard between two sounds need the CLP-836.
- • No AUX IN, AUX OUT or USB TO DEVICE socket, and the built-in recorder holds a single two-track MIDI song.
- • Two 12 cm speakers on 20 W × 2: adequate for a normal living room, with less headroom than the CLP-836's 16 cm speakers on 30 W × 2.
- • The wood is on the sides of the white keys only. These are not the wooden white keys of the CLP-845, and Yamaha publishes no key weights that would show the size of the change.
- • As of September 2026 it is announced for Japan only, with no date or price for other markets.
The CLP-826 is about the smallest model change Yamaha could make. Everything that can be checked on paper matches the CLP-825, except that wood is now used on the sides of the white keys. That is a refinement of touch rather than a new instrument, and its effect can only be judged at the keyboard; this assessment rests on Yamaha's published specifications, and the piano is not yet on sale. For a buyer in Japan weighing a new CLP-826 against remaining CLP-825 stock, the question is whether the keyboard change is worth the price gap. Against the CLP-836 the keyboard is identical, so the choice is about voices, split mode, a display, audio recording, line connections and a larger speaker system. Outside Japan the CLP-825 remains the model that can actually be bought.
Yamaha CLP-826 evaluation points
Yamaha CLP-826 key action and touch
The CLP-826 keeps the GrandTouch-S action of the CLP-825, with escapement, ivory- and ebony-feel keytops and four touch settings (Hard, Medium, Soft and Fixed). The change is in the white keys: Yamaha's Japanese table now notes wood used in the white keys, and the announcement explains that it sits on their side surfaces and was added in response to customer requests. Yamaha links it to a more grand-like feel, such as more natural finger contact across an octave. It is not the same as the CLP-845, whose white keys are described as wooden. No key weights or sensor details are published, so the practical test is to play a CLP-826 beside a CLP-825 once shops have one on display.
Who the Yamaha CLP-826 is for
Adults starting or returning to the piano, and families buying a first serious home instrument, who want a Clavinova cabinet with three pedals and care more about the piano sound and keyboard than about extra voices. It suits daily practice on headphones and use with a tablet app. Buyers in Japan should weigh it against discounted CLP-825 stock; buyers elsewhere should read it as a preview, because the CLP-825 remains the current model in their market.
Yamaha CLP-826 sound and speakers
Sound is carried over from the CLP-825: Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial samples, VRM resonance modelling, Grand Expression Modeling and four reverb types across 10 voices. The CFX Grand voice also has a binaural sample for headphone listening, and Stereophonic Optimizer and Intelligent Acoustic Control shape headphone and low-volume playback. The speaker system is two 12 cm drivers with diffusers on 20 W × 2, so the new keyboard changes how it plays, not how loud or full it sounds.
What to know before buying the Yamaha CLP-826
Yamaha announced the CLP-826 in Japan on 10 September 2026 for release there on 22 October 2026, at an open price. As of September 2026 there is no announcement for the US or Europe, where the CLP-825 is still listed and sold. The cabinet is 1,350 mm wide, 411 mm deep and 849 mm high with the music rest folded, and weighs 45 kg, exactly as before. Recording is MIDI only on the instrument; audio goes to a computer over USB. Yamaha Japan now marks the CLP-825 as discontinued, so if remaining stock is the alternative, the only published difference is the wood on the sides of the white keys.
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Specifications
| Keys | 88 |
| Key Action | GrandTouch-S |
| Polyphony | 256 notes |
| Sounds | 10 |
| Weight | 45 kg |
| Speakers | 40W (×2) |
| Bluetooth | Audio + MIDI |
| Key Surface | Ivory Feel |
| Sound Modeling | Yamaha CFX + Bosendorfer Imperial (VRM) |
| Headphone Jacks | 2 |
| Headphone Type | 6.3mm, 6.3mm |
| Headphone Optimization | Yes |
| USB MIDI | Yes |
| Line Out | No |
| Lesson Function | Yes |
| App Connectivity | Yes |
| Recording | Yes |
| Metronome | Yes |
| Transpose | Yes |
| Layer / Split | Yes |
| Preset Songs | 303 |
| Battery | No |
| Foldable | No |
| Dimensions (W×D×H) | 1350×411×849 mm |
| Stand Included | Yes |
| Pedal Included | Yes |
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