I have a local pro A/V business- when I started they absolutely -were- cheap garbage. I was forced to work with (and repair) a lot of their consoles, mics, etc over the years and a lot of it was truly bad stuff that was made as cheaply as possible simply to get "something" to that functioned (mostly).

They have gotten a lot better- I have made a lot of money off owning my xr18 over the last 12 years. And if you count midas, the m32 etc has been really good for me too. I've go a pair of the 76kt and they have been useful as well.

It's really great that they are making synths, and cheaply.