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Agreed here also. It seems to me that what Doug said makes very good sense. You can also find an excellent statement of similar thinking at Fran Guidry's home-brewed music site.

Moon, I don't plan on "banging my head on a brick wall" by sticking with the modest equipment I've got -- instead, I'd like to get it to its full potential by using it correctly -- something that I'm sure I'm not doing at this point -- a conclusion reached in large part because of this thread. When I feel like I'm getting the best I can get out of it, I'll consider upgrading if necessary.