it’s like a links and an S.B.G., or some other combo of similar utilities. the MCF seems easy to replace, there’s lots of multimode filters on the market, for example Cinnamon seems like similar size and functionality (although maybe imparts more of its own characters and theres an extra FM input on the MCF).
It does seem weird that it’s priced higher than the tape & microsound system (as a comparison) although I admittedly haven’t thought too deeply into the individual module pricings—I imagine something like squid sample is expensive and cost every penny for development and production, so I’m not implying they’re overpricing anything. My guess is it might have to do with exchange rates into USD? curious how the pricing seems in the UK… Also maybe they’re simply adding the price of the case and power supply and not really offering any discount for purchasing the system, the way MN does?