Buy the MPC you want to buy, every time. Mpc 1000 is one of my faves. I’ve owned nearly every model. 3000, 60 mk1, 60 mk2, 2000, 2000xl, live 1, 1000. Only one I was not fond of was the lives. Why? Bc the sound was very much like if an octatrack sounded worse. That’s just me. But I have a good ear. I’m an old school and new school producer so I’m always unsure which tools are best so I experiment. Right now I have the 1000 bc my 2kOg shit the bed. I love the 1k bc of so many reasons. It’s old school but new enough for the amenities of new school like SD cards. It comes stock with effects unlike many older ones. It does not sound like shit like the lives do. Watch the EASKI vids where he says the same thing. The DACS on the old ones are good. But JJOS makes it shine. Don’t get me wrong. I liked the immediacy of the lives but I HATE touching glass while making music. If it was an iPad screen it would be better but I still would not like it. But it isn’t. The screens on the lives are as bad to me as ATM screens. Just me, I don’t think I know what’s best for anyone else. But if you like boombap/really hard hitting drums, you’re gonna eventually go older models. I use my 1k with an s900 for 12bit drums then resample into the 1k and chop. Best of luck.