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Excellent points from all. To summarize:

- The PLG has a couple of synth features (e.g. cross modulation) not 
found in the AN1X.

- The AN1X is bi-timbral, the AN150 is mono timbral in the synth 
section.

- One other difference, the AN1X amp (the electric amp which is 
connected to the volume knob, not the electronic on that is part of 
the synth architecture) appears to overload and clip, providing a 
natural analog distortion. This is highly correlated to the use of 
the electronic amp-feedback feature, as the amp feedback reduces the 
gain. But you can separate the effects by adjusting the main volume 
control and observing the increase in "smokiness" as you raise the 
volume on loud (high gain) patches. This feature/problem does not 
seem to appear on the AN150. As a result, I believe that warm timbres 
come more naturally to the AN1X, though I worry about eventual amp 
problems.

Regards,

Jerry