If you Had 1500 quid what sampler would you go for?

[ganjaman]

i'm buying a sampler soon and would love some feedback on what would be the best one for the money.
Thanks for all,if any answers...............tata

[jordan]

you can get an akai mpc 2000 xl for £850 or a yamaha su 700 for around £550 at www.piedog.com
get them both .

[KasioRoks]

E-mu E-5000 Ultra, plus SCSI CD ROM drive, plus some extra RAM. Hang on I already did!

Comes with loads of CD-ROMs with it so it can be every soundmodule in your studio for a long time. I can't remember what manufacturers jargon they give it, but it's so easy to patch any controller to any modulator (much easier than the Akai). The timestretch and pitch altering functions are easy to use. It sounds great (wicked filters). I can't compare it to the Yamaha samplers but personally I find it much, much better than the Akai.

KasioRoks.