last time i owned a poly800 i was like 16. lol. did the filter mods myself.

DSI definitely the best to buy new.  Mono/Poly for archetype analogue monster.

I have a Poly800 that's pretty nice, but it's very plastic sounding.  The great thing about them is they are cheap (usually < $100) and very easily modified.  With then $100 Hawk800 mod, you can take a $200 (total) quasi-analogue kitten and turn it into a synth comparable to a $1000 analogue beast (and then some).

PS: The Poly 800 is analogue, but it's a digitally controlled hybrid.  Strange machine.

DSI

i am not a fan of the Poly800... if my memory serves me correct it's not even analog.

as for the mono/poly. Love it . own one myself. :-D it's my flag ship for analog synths.

But i'm talking for buying brand new... hands down.. DSI is the best route.

my buddy has a MKS-70 that's a pretty sweet little beastie

http://www.bagger288.com/goldenmaster/?p=169

if you've got the PG-800 programmer you get some pretty wicked hands on control which is nice for prgramming patches

Mopho keyboard is on the way as well, and it's compatible with the Tetra so you could chain them together and have a 5 voice poliphony... I'm thinking about buying a Tetra as well once I have the money... I think the advantage of it towards the Prohpet 08 is that it's got suboscillators, which fatten the sound up a bit. If you still want to go for the prophet, make sure it's the latest model, the old ones had pretty bad knobs afaik

I have a Poly-800II with a couple of broken keys. I like the filter, patch editing style and the joystick, but the digital oscillators are pretty tame.

I took a look at the Korg Poly 800.  Looks pretty sweet especially with mods, but I couldn't find any in a decent price range.

I'm going to go ahead and throw my vote in for the Korg Mono/Poly.  I could go on for weeks about how amazing they are. XD

the prophet 08 has very rich textures and can creat amazing layered pads and arps as well..

yeh i dont mind new/ used but in good condition.

it's either a prophet 08 or an andromeda a6, i can't chose between the two. i really wish i had the money to get both.

i like the old school sounding, classic tones of the prophet.
the andromeda on the other hand, has very rich textures and can create amazing layered pads and arps.

i'm torn :s

you gotta find a local dealer that carries them.
or try to talk a local gear store to become a dealer.
Should help cut some costs down. meh.. i'd just save up . honestly.. .they'er totally worth it.
i hope to have a prophet 08 in my DSI collection within the next 3-5 months.

I'd love a Prophet, but damn import costs make me pay some bullcrap amount ._.

Yes Sir!

another mopho user here...you just get one too, logan?