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When playing music or recordings from your AURES piano through headphones or external speakers, the sound you will hear is purely the digital sample from the instrument’s tone generator or source file (such as an MP3), plus any digital enhancements some headphones or speakers may produce.
When that same digital sound or recording is played on the AURES (from the transducers through the instrument’s soundboard), you will hear resonances, overtones and other natural characteristics expected from an acoustic piano which further enrich the sound. These characteristics can develop from all parts of the instrument, including the cabinet, frame, strings and other surrounding parts that will start to enhance the digital sounds and deliver a natural acoustic tone, making this a realistic playback experience.