At NAMM, I tried the Dexibell S1, 68-key stage piano. It has a Fatar keybed. It starts with a low-A, which is really cool. In its default state, the low A is an octave higher than the low-A on a piano. If I owned it, I I’d set the octave down and sacrifice the very highest notes on the keyboard, the ones I tend not to play anyway on the piano.
Dexibell had a couple newer models with an updated Fatar keybed, but I actually liked the feel and touch of the S1 (which is not a new product, introduced in 2018).
I complained to the rep about the velocity sensitivity. My playing tends to gravitate either to very slow-velocity key-presses or to stabbing quick key-presses. The low velocity notes I played got lost in the din of the convention hall and the high-velocity notes notes triggered the brighter, more percussive sounds. So, finding the center velocity values was difficult. I read another review of the product that said the same thing.
The rep accessed the velocity settings, but he was unable to adjust them to my satisfaction. I would have to play around with the velocity sensitivity if I owned the S1, and I’d have to develop a new technique of playing to better control velocity.
I own an 88-key Yamaha weighted action keyboard. The action is okay, easy to control, but for some reason, playing it for too long kind of tires my hands out in a way a real piano does not.