Korg Minilogue XD vs Rega Brio

I'Ve only had it a few days and have mostly been playing with the presets, but the sheer range of tones you can get is simply stunning. If you need pr...

The Brio R is an immensely musical amplifier. It's adjoin and detailed, and despite a relatively modest output of 50 watts per channel, it can deliver...

5mm earbuds that I keep connected to it all the time. It’s small enough that I can keep it in my narrow little bedside table drawer, meaning it’s always close by when I feel like a quick jam. The faders move a little too easily for my taste, but they’re very responsive and accurate, so in practice they’re a joy to use.

The real fun came when we got to connect our new Brio for testing purposes. We use the PSB. Imagine T speakers. These are good sized for standing spea...

- When using a particular program/preset, none of the physical knobs reflect the current state of the synth. However, it's not intuitive that you have to press Shift + Play for the "panel load function". While I understand that this is a limitation of an analog synth with built-in programs, I feel that there should be a dedicated "panel load" button. Certainly, it should be mentioned in more than just a subsection in the hard-to-locate online-only PDF manual

The Brio's newly designed case (still made in Switzerland) sheds the former's contoured shape for a more tapered, graceful appearance that should fit any décor. From across the room, only the Brio's lush, red-lit Rega logo and silver power button are visibly obvious. Completing the front panel are a headphone jack, a row of tiny input buttons, and a large volume ring—a sort of hollowed-out knob; all functions save power-up are also selectable from the small, rectangular remote-control handset (supplied). "The Brio is small, almost portable, at 8

-Waveform Visualizer; It's been an invaluable learning tool to have a visual reference for the sounds. It's probably not a selling point for those with more experience using synthesizers, but as a beginner this was a huge resource for me. It also just looks really cool, and makes the product seem more legit. -Price Point; from reading dozens of reviews and comparisons, and talking to veteran synthesizer enthusiasts and a few industry professionals, you're not going to find too many options as powerful as the Minilogue xd for this price

. but for anyone who care abouts value and great audio quality, for the asking price of this amp you can find a lot of better options for sure. WhatHiFi magazine isn't always right