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I really like the Juno. I've owned it now for about a year and a half. I'm not a synth expert but not a total beginner. I've owned a good share of newer and vintage synths. I've owned the Deepmind, a DX7 and D-50, Vintage Roland and Yamaha synth rack gear a squarp pyramid for sequencing also loads of drum machines a Synthstrom Deluge; Fantom 06, 3 MPC's, a Force and the Push 3; to establish experience with this type of gear. I also have software 3 software vst versions of the Juno but when it comes to software I'm not inspired to grab virtual sliders and start tweaking. The Juno X has the look and there is just something about it that makes you fall in love. The interface is instantly approachable and it's so fast to go from one inspiring sound to another. This is probably the first synth I've owned; where I wasn't largely dependent on starting with and tweaking a preset. I found the editing functions to be more accessible and easier to understand than the Deepmind. It's no more a vst in hardware than any other "Digital" synth and the build quality and keybed are fantastic. It has built in speakers which I didn't think much of when I first got it, but it's nice to turn on sometimes and just practice scales or something without turning on the studio monitors. Especially late at night; I'm not a fan of using headphones. Based on ease of use. audio and MIDI over USB, sound quality and overall build this is one solid piece of hardware that I don't think I will ever part with. I've never owned or used an original Juno but I can see why the people who still own and use them have such reverence for the platform.