I wish the Fazioli F308 was in this shootout, but it's a bit more rare that the others. Listen to recordings by Angela Hewitt if you want to hear what that one sounds like.

@voltronic

I thought you were talking about Japanese motorcycles for a second there

@GlytchMeister
It is the same parent company. They make every type of instruments, and do quite a good job of it.

@voltronic

The Yamaha is thin to my ears in the lower register. The notes are there, but the weight is missing.

The Steinway is very full, and lush, but loses a bit of clarity in the chordal passages. I thought it was the best sounding high register instrument.

The Bösendorfer had great weight and authority. I felt this was audible in the mid and higher registers as well. Upper octave performance in the treble passage in test #2 was slightly brittle at one point, but it's my choice.