Yes.
I’m here to help as much as I can. I even made video about finding workaround around an elektron sequencer (non user) limitation.
Personally, I find this 20 year old seq quite limited today and resting on its long gone glory.
You expressed a strong opinion as a fact, I replied accordingly with my own opinion. No disrespect, at all.
Not for me thank you.
As for the poll, I vote for none of the above
Any Elektron, SH-101, Metropolix.
Alright, nobody asked but I just gotta say it: horses for courses.
It’s respectable to spend a lot of time learning the ins and outs of a really powerful one. But it’s also great to know some stupid tricks on simple ones, and how to misuse non-sequencer things to turn them into sequencers. I don’t think there’s a “best,” certainly not for me. There might be a fastest or a most fun, but it depends on the situation. Variety is the spice of life.
Sorry, rant over. Back to the shootout 
(just for the record, it’s the Toraiz Squid & no-one will change my mind to the contrary… 
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piano roll made me buy my first Elektron 
The favorite elektron sequencer I used so far, is the DNII. Thanks to the note edit menu and the dedicated transpose buttons.
I am a fan of the Intellijel Metropolis, with is super fun to jam.
Further I think that a few of the most esoteric sequencers are actually iPad apps. N.b. Cykle and Fugue Machine Rubato. Both are excellent in their own way. It is a pity that Ableton does not allow AUv3 Midi FX…
The Aux events on the Cirklon look super deep. I like the idea that you can have some programmable variation in your sequence. Maybe I should get one, one day…
In 2025… DNII is super close. But “only” 8 bars. 
Note edit on the digitone 2 is brilliant
Of all the sequencers I’ve tried to date (not a ton), Octatrack, DN2 and M8 have been the ones I’ve been most productive on. Never tried a Hapax but would love to. Was on a Cirklon waiting list for what seemed like several lifetimes before giving up. I did have an OXI One, which sailed up next to something really inventive and cool, but I just never was able to craft full songs in a way I liked. Cool pattern maker though. Of everything I currently owned, DN2 is my preferred sequencer. I have (possibly misguided) hopes that the TV sequencer will continue to improve to new heights
I have a hard time looking at Grid Sequencers. All those squares and colors and way too much functions for me. Elektron Sequencers with two rows of 8 Steps are the best for me.
Agreed. Grid sequencers no thankyou.
Single row of 16. Yes.
The best sequencer is the one you know the best, and make bangers on.
Squarp Pyramid remains underrated and immense value , speaking in purely sequencer terms….
just some utterly subjective notes.
Novation Circuit line & LP Pro mk3: probably the most hands-on sequencer ever, my absolute favorite both for composing & performing.
Elektron sequencer: probably the most feature-packed performance-oriented sequencer. downsides: Elektrons, except for Models, are not THAT portable, and 4 bars is not always sufficient (i only have Syntakt). workaround: some iPad apps, e.g. GrooveRider 1 & 2, faithfully recreate conditional triggers, fills and all that fun stuff, so can be used to sequence without actual Elektron hardware (also, allowing more bars).
Squarp Pyramid: my favorite hardware sequencer. when paired with RK-006 in USB host mode, it’s the ultimate solution for anything. downside: it’s a dedicated sequencer, so i wouldn’t have it in my backpack anywhere.
Oxi One mk1: great machine but with a downside: very limited number of projects.
Roland MC-707 / MC-101 / MV-1: probably the best underdog sequencer. i really like it when it comes to performance – it’s well thought out and complete feature-wise. however, there are downsides: input is not really convenient; only 4 lanes for parameter automation; launching clips is not convenient without external grid controller.
honorable mention: E-Mu Command Station. when it comes to ancient groove machines, everyone talks anout RM1x sequencer but very few talk about Command Station sequencer that is deeper and packed with more features. also, Command Station can do MIDI controller jobs and has 16 automation lanes. however, there’s a downside: it’s a huge, heavy, cumbersome coffin, and bringing it to gigs is no fun at all.
that’s it.
I love my Squarp Hapax sequencer and lately been testing the updated step sequencer in Logic Pro 11.2 to see how well it can MIDI clock my hardware synths to play with software synths like Alchemy and Zebra.
if you don’t need to arrange your songs linearly, Hapax hands down
if you want to work in something other than clips of mute states of tracks, Deluge is the most versatile overall (except doesn’t do MIDI FX the way Hapax or even Pyramid can)
i think, this is why the monome grid, only has white leds. RGB is a lot of information.
Do you ever use scenes? I really like them, but the downside is having to hold the clip button down for a long time. What I found useful is to adjust the mastersteplength parameter from 16 to 64 (I think). That way as long as I’m in a 4 bar section and change scenes it jumps at the end of that 4 bars.
sure, i use scenes. but that’s closer to pattern-based paradigm. dealing with clips is another level of granularity.
Best Sequencer? More like, what’s the worst sequencer that tastes like pizza?