Topic: Pianoteq 5 is already pretty perfect...probably not your weakest link
A few days ago I did some rearrangement in my living room and re-positioned my digital piano (Yamaha Grantouch GT2) to a slanted position (not parallel to walls like it used to be) and noticed a very significant improvement in sound. Gone are the annoying ear piercing room resonances and now the sound and playing experience is so realistic and satisfying that to my ears it is indistinguishable from a real acoustic piano. Of course there is the luxury to switch between different world class pianos with a click of the mouse which is absolutely awesome.
I guess what I took from this experience is that it was not until now that I realize how good Pianoteq 5 is. I always found it to be pretty good but still found the overall experience somewhat lacking in certain areas. Probably like a lot of us in the forum, I am checking the website almost daily for the release of Pianoteq 6. But I am becoming more convinced that Pianoteq 5 is already pretty perfect and that we may not have realized its full potential because of what is downstream from it (e.g., speakers, amplification, speaker placement, room acoustics...etc.). In other words, there is probably additional performance to be had without having to wait for the next version of Pianoteq. Another way of looking at it is that if the downstream components are not up to par, even an eventual upgrade to Pianoteq 6 may not provide satisfaction because the improvements may be obscured / compromised by the subpar downstream components.
I still very much look forward to Pianoteq 6 and every subsequent release, but it does not change the fact that the currently version is already totally satisfying.