Hi folks, I'm a long time analog synth lover and started with an Electro-Harmonix Mini-Synthesizer in the early 1980's. Around 1981 or 1982 I bought a brand new Moog Source. Around 2003 I picked up a Minimoog Voyager.
I just bought a Chroma Polaris at a auction on Sunday night. When I first got to the auction I saw it standing on it's edge leaning against a table. At first glance it looked like a cheap Casio or Yamaha consumer grade keyboard. Then I got up close and saw "Oscillator 1" and "Oscillator 2" and thought "wow, it's a synth". I waited and waited for them to put it up for bid and with little interest shown, I bought it. I had heard the name "Chroma Polaris" before, but didn't know as much about it as some of the better known analog synths.
When I got it home I was afraid of plugging it in. I figured that there's no way it would work without taking it to a tech to fix what was probably a non-working paperweight (and a very heavy paperweight!). I plugged it in --- red lights pop on! I press the keys -- and bingo! -- it works! I tried the keys, sliders, and buttons and they all seem to work (with the exception of the glide - the red light comes on but the notes don't glide into each other - maybe you need the pedal to use the glide - I'm not sure yet). This synth sounds amazing. So anyway, here's the incredible part: I paid $60 for it.