an mv 8000 is double what he has, and he already has an mpc 2000. dont be decieved by thinking the dough will get pput back cause he has that piece, if he aint makin dough with the *very* solid setup he currently has, then he wont be makin it *suddenly* just cause he copped an mv.
i say, get that pc- build it yourself if you can.
motherboard and cpu- $2-300 (2 for athlon, 3 for P4)
120 gb hard drive- $90
floppy and cd burner drive- $60-80
case-$50
RAM-$120-150
Mouse/keyboard- $20
depending on your specs, $6-800 sounds about right, but then i recommend the following:
SELL your emu modules. you should get around $250-300 apiece.
COP the Emulator X- or proteus X, which is cheaper, but the Emulator X Studio will give you the 8-in, 10-out breakout box with adat and spdif. Both come with the exact same sound and feature set of the proteus 2000, and allows you to add their other libraries which are forthcoming- including the mo phatt and virtuoso. dont worry about loss of quality too much, as the emu cards have the same converters that the high end pro tools HD systems use.
what is your current recording application?
BUY the Vintage Keys Library.