Roland JD-08 vs JD-800 - How identical are they really?

I ordered a sometime in October 2021. It finally arrived last week and since I couldn&find anyone comparing the sounds with the originalI figured I could do just that. So let&check out how the little one sounds compared to the original. 00:06 Introduction 00:49 Background 01:42 Demo song version A 03:45 Demo song version B 05:48 Answer 06:07 Sound comparison demo start 13:20 Reflections on the differences 14:37 Pros and cons 16:11 Thank you and outro I&made a demo song using sounds from both synths so you can listen and compare, as well as playing a few sounds side by side. I have also compared with some of the sounds from the just for good measure. Here is a link to the full wave files so you can listen to the demo song from both synths and compare how they sound. I&also included my Excel sheet with notes and my opinions on each sound as well as the pros and cons score. Hopefully you&find this helpful if you wonder if this is one you should buy or not: This video is NOT sponsored by Roland - I bought this for my own money. I&just doing this for fun and maybe a little bit of edutainment. Thank you to all my patreons for supporting as well as all you dedicated fans! As with many others, I use DistroKid for all my official album releases to all the available streaming services. If you want to try them yourself and get a 7% discount off your first year by using this link: