expensive, yes, worth it, absolutely...
it's expensive, but if you put it next to pro tools, it's price is amazing. we purchased our system for roughly $17k, this was for 32 tracks of full digital recording. you have to get a computer with lots of disk space. Since hard drives are so inexpensive these days, you get removable 60GB drives and go to town. if anyone is considering the pro tools or any other DAW's, look at the Paris before you plunk down 25-30 grand for Pro Tools.
DJ Dave