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Strong disagree. I bought an OP-1 and it felt like a cheap plastic toy. It's a cool UX concept and I'm glad they exist, but I wasn't impressed. Give me a (relat

Strong disagree. I bought an OP-1 and it felt like a cheap plastic toy. It's a cool UX concept and I'm glad they exist, but I wasn't impressed. Give me a (relatively) cheap Yamaha or Roland or Nord keyboard any day of the week (and if you want ultra-portability, then put an app on an iPad).

wahnfrieden 3y ago
12 year old product. we're talking about recent ones. field improved casing quality
- unvs 3y ago
  The refreshed OP-1 Field isn't that old. I tried it and thought it was a lot of fun, but still too expensive for me for what it does.
- perfmode 3y ago
  i own both the original op-1 and the field. i find them both underwhelming personally
jd3 3y ago
I was also disappointed with my OP-1. After receiving a unit that had a broken OLED display, I received a replacement whose rotary encoder knobs were visibly askew. When I reached out about it, TE told me that it was "normal". I would expect tighter QA control on a product that is $1000+, but since it is made offshore in China, I guess they can only do so much? https://i.imgur.com/7KrxVZr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7KrxVZr.jpg
- wmf 3y ago
  Apple products are also made in China. You get as much quality as you pay for, which may come in the form of having your own employee in the factory.
recursive 3y ago
> cheap Nord keyboard What now?
hammyhavoc 3y ago
Yes, the inconsistent feel between their supposedly "avionics grade" rotary encoders was piss-poor on my unit. I can't imagine what planes they've flown with that level of poor QC on the encoders.