Some semi-modulars are “more modular” than others. I wouldn’t judge the Taiga (or any other semi-modular) based on the 0-coast.
The Intellijel Atlantis, for example, really needs other modules and utilities to to do interesting things with it outside it’s default architecture,
I’ve own/ed the following semi modulars
- MS-20 mini
- Intellijel Atlantis
- Voltage research Lab
- Cascadia
- Volca Modular (this one hits way above its price point!)
The MS-20 mini was my first semi-modular and I didn’t get along with it, and ended up never using it.
a few years later I got the Voltage Research Lab and absolutely loved it. Same with the Cascadia
(the Cascadia’s utilities and comprehensive Envelopes make it absolutely amazing to patch with.)