I have this feeling about getting either a Prophet 5/10 or Prophet 6 at the moment, and getting rid of a bunch of other synths… (Rev2, Peak, Polybrute, Deepmind, JDXA).
Does anyone else get like this?
And what’s your numero uno ‘f*ck it’ synth?
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If I find a Roland Jupiter 4 under 2000 I think I couldn’t resist considering how expansive those are becoming and how much I want one in my life.
Could do the same for a Dreadbox Abyss under 1000 euros as well as a fix for the JP-4 as I find the sonic vibe a bit similar.
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Recently Arp2600m, previous to that Roland System100m, I don’t tend to get it as much for polysynths as I don’t have space for large keyboards which is how most polys typically are made. However I am very interested in some of the powerful desktop polys like Peak, Udo and ASM Hydra, so will probably look into those at some point.
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I already did “fuck it, I’m buying it” on a Syntrx, last year. (and if I’m being honest, the Matriarch had an element of that too).
So… not much left. I don’t like my Rev2 screen so I am thinking of replacing the whole instrument with a more costly Sequential. The P5 seems the more “fuck it” end of the (already extravagent) scale… but the even more ridiculous option is to get one keyboard and one desktop from the OB-6/P6 pair.
EDIT: changed from my original post.
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Actually… the even more fuck-it-i-have-too-much-money daydream is the kARP 2600FS. The chance of me getting one of those approaches zero.
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Deal to be done for my outbound desktops then 
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When you get to P5/P6/OB6 territory, a desktop would feel like a compromise to me.
That’s a separate conversation… but I don’t like having the same keys for the different synths, or worse, a variety of keys with the same synth.
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For me it was my Moog Matriarch. And I sold my Grandmother to help funding it.
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…last and first time i had that vibe was the syntakt, just a few weeks ago…to be honest.
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Syntrx, also all of my synths.
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Sell family for buying synths. These machines make us mad 
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Continuum… 
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I think that would be a good choice. IMHO those prophets synths have much better sound quality than your current stock.
Not original but been drooling over these 3: P-6, OB-6, P-5 (all desktop versions) and well… a Minimoog… that’s a lot ha but then I’ll be done (right…)
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It’d be my Digitone. Although I can feel myself ramping up for a Novation Peak or Hydrasynth…
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Given my piss poor money management skills, I’d have to say every synth I’ve ever bought (and sold)
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ah the novation peak and the new firmware… the reverb sounds really nice but the new delays are gorgeous…
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it was my Virus TI Polar I bought back in 2009, I sold everything in sight to buy it, MBP, midi controllers, amps etc
I just kept looking at this picture and listening to demos
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in my head I have this for several synths.
Selling most of my grooveboxes which feel redundant, to get a serious major synth.
Considered prophets, ob6, summit, matriarch etc. but can’t decide. 
Spending big money on one thing, I want to make the right decision that justifies it.
So many options that it hasn’t happened yet
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I get that, but I also always think about ‘buy cheap buy twice’, and the fact that quality always sells for a relatively good price.
The initial outlay can be a kicker, but it’s generally invested, especially if you wait long enough.
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