Testing the Hammond on the Yamaha CK61(with Supertramp's "The Long Road")

Do you really need a Nord?
Here is the Hammond on the Yamaha CK 61, playing (by memory, not checking the original) Supertramp's "The Long Road".
I'm using the Rotary B and Harmonic Enhancer (all parameters around 60).
The sound is sent directly from the CK to the smartphone via the Rec'n Share app.
In the last 5 years, I've played live and on studio in 3 or 4 different Nord models and two actual Hammond organs, plus the Yamaha Reface and Arturia's B3 V-2.
For studio recording, I've played on actual B3s and with Arturia's B3 V-2.
Live, the Nords weren't always the best-sounding options.
So, I repeat - Do you really need a Nord?
You may want the red expensive thing, but I'm quite convinced - no, you don't need it. There are less expensive options out there with comparable - if not better sound quality, and weighing less.
And, to be clear - if you're into recording your solo Hammond organ B3, you're not going to do it in a Nord.
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[@wireguy123]

I have both...Use CK 61 on top of Nord Electro5D. Told my wife "look honey all good keyboardist have the RED keyboard"

[@planetdog1641]

What don't you like about the Nord organ sound? Its impressive to me, is there something I should be wary of?

[@Asmuk]

I particularly found its high-end frequencies harsher than the Yamahas, especially when adding the upper register, and it sits worse in the mix when compared to it (to my ears). I found myself playing in the same place, the same songs, with a Nord in some occasions, and the CK in others. Clearly, the sound operators cut more frequencies when I use the Nord and in the end, I hear less of it in the final result and the sound is less pleasant. It is the other way round, however, when it comes to the Rhodes.

[@njphilwt]

Noisy keys. Is that what I am hearing?

[@Asmuk]

@@njphilwt No. there are no noisy keys and no microphone.

[@brandonmcpherson]

It's the Hammond style 'click' - the percussive element of the keys. I can't speak to the CK's sounds, but in many keyboards that is an option element of the organ sound.