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Marc Saint-Félix #140 开云体育 Hi, ? -I did the same inquiries as you, two years ago. I was led to the conclusion that Roland products such as the VK-7 keyboard are not that bad but they're not Hammond made. The little bonus feature the VK-7 offers is a few other sounds in?its memory : piano, strings, brass.... but I'm sure it's not your point. ? -I tried both oberheim keyboard and sound module, cool, but not Hammond made. ? -Then I met a guy who owned a Hammond XB-1?keyboard and..... the great XB-3. The latter is very impressive, but let's forget it. I first heard the XB-1 through "regular" speakers, good job. It's really better than the former XB-2 keyboard and not very expansive. I also think it's aggressive in higher tunes, but you can partly get rid of this problem by adjusting the internal treble volume. Then my friend played the XB-1 trough a Leslie122, it sounded great,?not far away from the real thing. ? -Another efficient Hammond clone is?the sound module version of the XB-1 and its "remote" : the Hammond XM-1 + XM1c. The first unit (XM1) is the actual sound module, same features as the XB-1, and you can control it with a?small satellite (XM1c) which includes the famous drawbars. It's a fine product, plus, it's very pretty! You can buy those 2 units separately, and thus have a Hammond clone made by Hammond itself for a cheap price : the XM-1 alone. Then you will have no actual drawbars but you can still virtually control them by pressing keys on the sound module, it's less practical but cheaper. ? -The Hammond XK-2 is the latest full single keyboard by Hammond. I tried it a few weeks ago, it's fine. Its main advantage is the B3-like keys. It's expansive though. ? Far be it from me to tell you what to buy, I would recommend the XM-1 + XM-1c. It's really easy to use, to carry, it's small, pretty, efficient, cheap, and made by Hammond. Since you don't mind owning a full keyboard version or a sound module, the latter is definitely the cheapest one for the same result. I personnally own a XB-1, I can hear no significant difference between that keyboard and the XK-2. I don't think there's any actually. It only seems to be a matter of shape : the woodwork is of a better quality and keys are a lot better too. It's getting very close to my B3 anyway. In my opinion the internal Leslie simulator of all those clones "ain't doin'it" : way too much FM effect and not enough AM effect. In fact, It sounds a little like horns with deflectors, which none of us use. ? Regards, ? Marc. ? ?

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