I have definitely considered the prophet x because of its hybrid approach. Most of what I’ve heard from 8DIO seems very production release ready type quality too.
I love synth sounds but sometimes you need a little realism as well. This seems like it could fill that role.
Less software and more hardware seems to breathe life into my music. Live recording knob twiddling as audio instead of programming automation as low resolution midi for example.
Fully agree, my friend! Mixing that realism with the synthetic world brings something different to the table. And that analog stereo filter…
Nord wave 2
Limited but not.
Simple but deep 
Four layers, whose synth parts can be “global” or not (including arp, lfo, amp env, filt env, etc.), multiple customisable destinations for velocity, mod wheel, aftertouch, pedal input.
Great sound if you want.
Sequential Prophet 5 Rev 4 is a synth Gas killer
Streichfett = two tricks: Synth & Strings.
True that!
If there’s not enough with the Streichfett, then you can add a vocoder and a cool Freeze function onto that, with the Waldorf STVC.
And Yes it comes with the world’s smallest menuing window !
The STVC gets almost no attention, and is definitely capable of some interesting and unusual sounds, without costing an arm and a leg.
Yeah the Prophet X is really killer, kind of bums me out that they seem to have no plans for a desktop version. I would probably still be scheming about how to fit the keyboard unit into my setup if I hadn’t bitten on the Waldorf M instead. Prophet X just demos so well when walking into a synth store to try stuff, just impressive with almost no effort. My GF also just immediately just loved playing on the X… hard to argue with its approachability on a basic level of find cool preset patch and have fun.
Waldorf Iridium or M. ASM Hydrasynth, Korg Prologue, Minilogue XD, all excellent polysynths you can buy right now.
Plus it has a fantastic Fatar TP/9 keybed.
Is there a better sounding analog polysynth in the making than OB-6(apart from Prophet 5,10)?
(talking now about core sound:osc+filter, not flexibility and stuff)
I’d personally probably prefer a lot of the stuff made by black corp for the core sound. Not that Ob6 doesn’t have a great sound but I always felt there is a certain type of cheesy ness to the core oberhiem sound that you kind of have to fight to get away from.
Really digging my Super 6.
NEW ( to this thread ) :
The Waldorf Iridium Keyboard with the new Fatar poly-aftertouch keybed.
The mighty Korg Microkorg.