saying a ti is a pimp au/vst basically may be true...but if you had an a couple of instances of a ti (if a plugin existed) with stacked hypersaws/chorus's fx reverbs it would eat your computer cpu to bits. I tried emperers minimal bass "massive plugin" preset he posted here an it basically maxed out my puter by itself. the ti can also be your main soundcard, & controller so take that into account. And if you dont like it (which i doubt) the reasale on them is very good. add to that the continual upgardes virus make ...new effects new routings, people designing soundsets. They really are brilliant, wont be selling mine unless its to upgrade...when you get it vexx, load up the "double d bass" and tweak away.