Alesis Andromeda A6

I don't have a Q,but I do have the Micro Q and XT.The first thing I 
noticed when comparing the Waldorf sound to the Andromeda is that 
they share some common ground,both have great pads,as well as 
strings,and basses. After a while,I began to notice the Waldorf pads 
have a somewhat digital graininess to them,while the Andromeda's pads 
were more smooth in texture. I like both,and there's a place in music 
for all sounds. The Andromeda does better leads,period. The Waldorfs 
leads,even the ones emulating analog,just don't sound as good. Both 
machines have(Q and A6)their own good and bad points,but if you can 
afford to have them both,you can cover a lot of sonic 
territory.Weren't the Q and Andromeda both designed by Axel 
Hartmann,maker of the new Neuron synth?