that's fair but the sound is still better than all those usual uprights I have played on. Even the cheapest, out of tone upright straight out the dumpster has sound vibrating through the structure of the piano but it sounds like shit. Of course, if you invest a lot of money you will reach better a better sound, but that's not realistic for most.

I usually play with headphones and if you invest in good ones you will get quite a pleasing quality.