Well, you could go to any forum and get many differing opinions on whether a Triton or Fantom is better. I don't think either is better, just a little different from one another, and each has it's strong suits that will make an individual like one or the other better.

I have the Motif ES btw, which is the main competition to the Fantom X and Triton Extreme. I won't tell you it's better, just that it's the right one for me. I surely wouldn't turn down either of the others if someone wanted to give me one though. Play around on both of your options for a while if you possibly can. That's truly the best way to decide.

BTW, not that it matters, but none of these fit the classic definitions of what most users think of as synthesizers. These are all workstations, that have unique features that synths don't ( and sometimes vice versa ). Most players might think of subtractive analog or analog modeling or some other type of synthesis ( there are many types including sample based) when you use the word synthesizer.

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 04-29-2005).]