Juno 106 vs JX3P & PG200

right, could get a jx3p for £320, is that worth it?

  kokoon said:

the poly-800 is totally different, it's not really polyphonic, more paraphonic, it's only got 1 VCF for all the voices. the sysex ability is only for MK2 and it's not even realtime. really, poly-800 can't be compared to jx-3p or juno-106. there's a cool poly-800 custom firmware coming out right as we speak, so things might change. you'll need to change the eprom chip though.

 

juno-6 doesn't have midi, nor roland's proprietary dcb (like juno-60 does). so there's no way of controlling it externally.

 

on topic - i think juno-106 is just simply a better synth than jx-3p. maybe i never experienced the jx-3p like i should because i don't have the pg-200 but i just find it awkward to work with. maybe, if i had the programmer AND the cpu upgrade (gives you full midi and capability to use the programmer at the same time as midi), the jx-3p would make me happy.

 

pianos are actually a bit nicer on the jx-3p than on juno-106. hmm... i should really get that pg-200 and give the jx-3p another run. but they're so fuckin expensive!

If you get the jx-3p expansion board why would you want a pg?

Maybe if you're a collector or completist, but otherwise a bcr will do just fine.

IMHO you should give the jx another chance, it really is a fun synth but it definitely has a very different character than a juno.

Juno is more instant satisfaction I think, not that there is anything wrong with that.

320 is a bit steep I think, unless it's with a pg of course.

  277: 930-933 said:

320 is a bit steep I think, unless it's with a pg of course.

Yeah with the PG200

I saw one JX-3P without the PG200 for £290