OK so I grabbed the Modal on sale or return and it does sound lovely.
Fatar keybed is excellent.
However some of the peripherals like the usb (type B !) seem a bit shoddy.
It's by no means as solid and user friendly as the Hydrasynth.
Will report further as I get into it, but the Yamaha MOX FX6 might have been a more sensible punt. Time to resist keyboard G.A.S !! Already got an improvised stereo rig (trace elliot ra300 ha ha) JOdeV