Well said! My first synths were an SH101 and Juno 106. I was lusting after a 60 but the 106 was all I could find. You’re absolutely right - the sound. It seems like it’s all about features and UI now and less about sound.
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Goodness… OK, fine, I’ll hang onto it a little longer 
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Thanks for the detalied answer!
I been lurking for the 3P for quite some time and played with it shortly at the local retailer. Only played with presets though and quite familiar with the ”spacey” tone it has in most programs. I myself quite like it.
Haven’t got much opportunity to look in the programmability and the one knob interface is something that seems not so ideal but have read in many places the same you say that UI is actually pretty ok for what it is.
Thing I like the most is the feel of pads. They have nice bounce and feel really playable.
I think I’d be pretty happy with it for my use case!
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Also: Filters! At least two of them. More flexibility and several routing options would be very nice.
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So many things to love… the design, interesting sounds like the guiro/metal beat/pre-808 analog cowbell, accents, fills, fade in/out, mutes, faders, pattern combining, an emphasis on shuffle timing. If it naturally had individual outs and a built in programmer, it would be a strong contender. I’ve got mine midified and use it as a supplement to AR, S2400, or ST.
808 and all the 80s samplers are a little more flexible and punch (or can be mixed individually to punch) in a way the 78 can’t. But it’s still one of the best. Analog Rytm 1.7 has finally gotten a little closer to being able to make all the sounds, so i have been happy with that.
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I’m jealous you actually have one.
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It’s a luxury but a great machine. For the money I would probably recommend a MIDI-ed CR-68, other midied rhythm box, or a warm hifi sampler
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off-topic I guess… but fwiw, having owned both at the same time (a Voyager and two 70’s Minimoogs), they definitely don’t sound the same. the Mini is way more alive and rough around the edges. in a good way. the Voyager is way more stable though! warm up time and a tuner are you friends, with a Minimoog.
The first drum machine I heard on commercial recordings, on Ultravox’s “Ha! Ha! Ha!” and “Systems of Romance”, in 1980, was not the CR-78, but its predecessor, the TR-77. But since I now have 78 sounds on my TR-6S, that is what I will use when I want to evoke this era.
Since pairs have been suggested above, mine is A4 plus TR-6S. A single unit that can do all these can would be amazing (but it is a unicorn, probably).
Let’s keep it budget friendly here and limit it to 6 voices. What ratio would you recommend to make the perfect drum machine? 3 minis and 3 voyagers? 
there are people who use the Mini primarily for drum sounds:
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So that’s settled then. Steffi has the perfect elusive drum machine setup. Then again, not so perfect as portability is definitely a bit of an issue.
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This looks really fun, anyone knows if these loops are available via sampels?
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While acquiring a vintage Minimoog for the sake of making drum sounds seems slightly over the top, using an analog monosynth to craft your own drum sounds and sampling, layering, processing them is really rewarding and fun, and can make for some truly great sounds.
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I’ve got it installed on the Isla S2400. Along with the Linddrum from Mars. 
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I agree 100%. (If I had a Minimoog, I’d definitely use it also for making percussion). But this applies equally to some digital synths, as many here with digitones know.
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Sure does! The Digitone is an excellent drum machine in its own right.
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Indeed - got a massive kick out of my Arturia 2600 VST the other day. Also have an Ambika that I’m yet to try for drums but with its 14 mod slots and a slew of osc options and the SVF filters I have installed would make a fab 6 voice drum synth…
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I’m looking forward to the Caladan for the versatile drum synthesis it’ll provide . Multitimbral synth voices of different characters and a potential “drum machine” card as well.