I spend a lot of time reading reviews and testing various synths before deciding on buying the DSI Prophet REV2 and I have not regretted my choice! It can do screaming leads, lush pads and warm bass sounds and anything in between. And it sounds great - this synth is a keeper!
The REV2 is bi-tembral, which means you can split the keyboard into two zones with different sounds (e.g. play a bass or pad with left hand while playing a lead with your right hand) or you can stack the two layers for a more rich sound.
The REV2 has very powerful modulation, this is where it outperforms the competitors! There are many modulation sources and targets and it is very intuitive to setup. Making your own sound design could not be much easier than with the REV2!
The keys are very good - so is the overall build quality.
Some of the factory presets are very good, others do not show the true potential of the REV2 but are a good start for tweaking your own sounds.
The builtin effects are OK but not always what I need for getting the sound I have in my mind, but this is not really an issue as it is easy to solve with other effect units or in the DAW.