I recently bought a 2018 TVS Pro. It had sat in the box since purchased so it’s effectively brand new. It was not cheap. This was before the re-release was announced.
The sound, it can be smooth, creamy, aggressive, dreamy. Best filters in the game. Half the time I get so much out of the first SEM I don’t even turn on the second. Really sounds great and I lose time when I jam on it. Still haven’t even gotten deep into the sequencer, I’m going to be using it a ton.
Build quality is not as nice as my Minimoog or vermona. Pots are not panel mounted. Key bed is quite nice though. The envelopes are nice and sharp (my pet peeve with some synths like the Vermona perfourmer). My TVS pro has a small issue with the Env getting “stuck” when the gate goes low that I’m chatting with Tom about for fixing it.
If I were in a budget constrained situation I would get a small eurorack setup and a doepfer SEM filter. They are dirt cheap, widely available, and have a great sound.