Got the MicroMonsta 2 yesterday and its an absolute gem!
For €300,- the build quality, the user interface, the features, the sound, it’s all there and better than I expected. Can’t wait to see what 2.0 will add. I’m now thinking about buying a second MM2.
To answer the question what poly synth I would buy for 2500,- I say I’ll rather buy a complete setup for less than that. I love expensive gear but been there, done that. 
Hmmm. So many out there, so I’ll narrow it down to currently in production:
Waldorf Iridium
Novation Summit
Arturia Polybrute
Moog Matriarch
anything from Black Corporation
Under 2500$?
Maybe the kit?
But yeah.
Yeah, I kind of took the “Under $2,500” to practically mean “No Black Corp. or Moog One” 
Quick someone start the Synths Over $2500 thread.
What is it with the 2500 mark ?
I think it’s probably mostly an arbitrary psychological break point between what seems affordable and what doesn’t (there are all kinds of psychological studies on this phenomenon). For me, it happened to be the amount I had available to spend. It also seems to roughly match the distinction between “excellent” and “elite” synths in this category, although obviously it’s not a very good marker of actual quality or value (does a Deckard’s Dream really sound better or do more than a Rev 2? Is a Moog One actually “worth” $8500?).
In the case of the OP on this thread and my thread from a while back, I think this probably simply has to do with what one’s willing to spend, though. So by all means, start that over $2500 thread! But the reality is that many people on this forum have limited finances, so price point is going to matter like it or not. And fortunately we live in an era when really great gear is available to folks with more limited means…
Probably a more concise way of saying this:
Not exactly answering the question, but I’d go for a MicroMonsta2 for the traditional poly vibe and then use the left over $$ to pick up an Osmose as a “controller”
I think you could just swing a used Prophet X for 2500, when I compared its P5 samples to the P6 and OB6 it was was pretty amazing. It shot to the top of my list of if I ever get a big poly synth… it just sounds so dang good. I’d take it over the more expensive options that I’ve spent time with in a heartbeat (moog one and deckards dream).
I’m constantly watching demos of synths and just something about the synth pro sound makes me want one, I think I can put up with the bugs, it just has the stuff I want like ring mod, sync and fm.
Get a used Akai Timbre Wolf, and then get about 15 Korg Volcas to go with it.
How about over $25k?
The Colossus is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever set eyes on.
It’s right at $2500, but my vote goes to the Waldorf Iridium.
It’s pretty overwhelming at first, but once you get control of it, it can go from sublime to subtle to edgy to bombastic. It has all the colors of the audio rainbow to paint with.
I really wish I’d had better experiences with Analogue Solutions gear. So beautiful to both look at and hear, but they give MFB a run for their money when it comes to bugs. I’ve yet to own one where the MIDI didn’t completely crap out on me.
I can’t imagine anyone with their track record pulling off something like the Colossus, but just look at it! I fuvently hope I’m wrong because I want that to exist in the world. 
I’ve had good luck with my Telemark, fingers crossed.
If I were someone with the means to own a Colossus, I’d definitely keep a tech on retainer
In my case, it’s the amount I would be willing to spend and still be able to justify it
It’s funny, I just ordered a Dr. Strangelove on EBay and Tom Carpenter himself wrote me back saying it would be built and shipped out early next week… so I jokingly asked him if he had a spare Colossus that he could throw in there.
His answer: “I do! 25K + delivery!”
Hi all,
A couple weeks ago I posted the “best synth under $2500” thread and I’ve narrowed my choices down to these in no particular order.
Prophet 6 (Desktop)
OB-6 (Desktop)
Rev2 (Desktop)
Nord Lead A1
I really would like a desktop poly (don’t really want/need a keyboard) but did include the Nord Lead A1.
So my GAS is telling me to go for the OB-6 as it sounds fantastic to my ears, but any of these would be great synths. I constantly wonder if the Prophet 6 offers anything “more” than the OB-6 as they are very similar. Also, based on a lot of responses to my previous thread the Rev2 came up VERY often and quite honestly, for about 1k difference it’s definitely worth considering. Finally, I like the immediacy of the Lead A1 and it’s sound palette is pretty varied.
Any opinions on the above and really just wanted to get some of your feedback before making my final decision
Thanks!
I’m more familiar with OB-6 and P6, so consider me biased but I’d go with one of those two. The common opinion is that the P6 is the more versatile one of the two, but there’s no denying the absolutely gorgeous Oberheim sound.
I actually had the OB-6 module, loved the sound but thought it had too much ooomph, sold it and got the Peak ’cos I thought it could sound ”like anything”. It was also slightly cheaper. After about a year I realised I enjoyed having a synth with a more specific/characteristic sound, maybe also with more limitations. So sold the Peak and will now get a P6. Might sound like I’m just unable to commit to a synth and learn it, and that’s part of it, but for me the lesson was that if you have the budget for something you really want, it’s probably not a good idea to ”settle” for something else because of the price.