simple answer. yes, they are worth it.
THOUGH I am personally a little afraid of the later rev. that share IC's with the JX's... VERY different sound to a CEM VCO and an IR3109 based filter. I don't know what kind of ENV gen the later MKS-80 rev is packing, but the software env. in my JP-6 are VERY punchy... and as they say, the MKS-80 early rev IS a JP-6.. with the bass boost circuit, veloc, but sans the Multi-mode filter.
Small footprint in the studio, very portable, big bass, 8 voice poly, veloc. Yes, the MKS-80 is VERY MUCH worth it. And you should get one BEFORE THEY GET EVEN MORE PRICE!
I got my JP-6 for 900 half a year ago.. now they DON'T go for this cheap... pretty much ever... I just got lucky browsing craigs. But I was willing to pay up to 1400 at the time and they still go for around that much.
So again... YES the MKS-80 is WORTH EVERY PENNY. And they are probably worth more!
And if you want to cut costs you could get the MKS-80 without the MPG- programmer and just get a Kenton Control Freak to program it... I got mine for 80 bucks! That's tiny compared to how much the MPG goes for.
And I MUST repeat this one more time.... SAMPLERS! Sorry... I am a big sampler nut and couldn't imagine my studio without my 4 samplers.
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Originally Posted by SovietSpaceChild  Are these really worth the asking price? They used to be a good value, but lately the price has jumped to levels where it makes a purchase hard to justify... |