I have a Sonic Cell and love it but I'm also cheap and live in the Los Angeles area. With patience, I can find virtually anything I want on Ebay locally. There's thousands of starving musicians around here who need to get rid of stuff. I picked it up for $425 used and was able to check it out in person first. This is probably not an option for a lot of folks depending on where they live. For that price, no comparison with the SD2, the Sonic Cell has many more very cool features. Comparing new prices though, different story. The SD2 sounds great and for half the price of the Roland, I would have probably gotten that if I were forced to buy new. As for sound quality, I checked both units out on youtube and other sites extensively. They both have excellent sounds and unless you're looking for some unusual synth or special effects or something, either one will do the job.

Bob

Biab/RB latest build, Win 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 5600 G, 512 Gig SSD, 16 Gigs Ram, Steinberg UR22 MkII, Roland Sonic Cell, Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK1, Korg PA3XPro, Garritan JABB, Hypercanvas, Sampletank 3, more.