I completely and totally disagree.  (hey, that’s what these lists are for, right )

 

I had the 6R and now have two M1000s.  I wil never own another 6R.

 

Here’s a box that’s MADE to be played only one way: through MIDI.  Yet, the 6R has no midi volume.  Yes, you can assign VCA2 to volume, but that ties up a mod channel.

 

And once you go software (I use Opcode Galaxy – very cool Matrix 6 editing) it doesn’t matter which box you use because it’s all done through the computer screen.

 

OK, so I paid $1100 brand new for my 6R back in the day – and back then, having a few features was OK, but today   6 voices is not even a serious axe any  more, let alone worth splitting or layering.

 

As they’re virtually identical in sound (though some might argue the point) it comes down to how you want to integrate into your system.  If you want to PLAY the thing to grab a handful of old skool analog, then the M1000 is the way to go:  quick and easy.  If you wanna TWEAK the thing and go into places that most people do not, then a strong argument for the 6R could be made, if you didn’t have a computer (which you obviously do, or you wouldn’t be sending email ;-)

 

So as such, I can hardly think of a reason to won the 6R... except the cool looking front panel :-)