Have owned or used:
akai S2000, CD3000XL, S950, mpc2000/2000xl
roland s760, tr-808
emu esi32, sp12
Still own and use
Mpc1000 and mpc2500 with JJOS
Never liked the workflow with rack samplers.
I may shock you but never really liked the sp12 neither. It has the sound many of us seek but too many limitations. Bad value for money imo.
Really look forward to hearing the feedback from the first buyers. Not being in the first 500 batch, still have to wait a couple of months I suppose 