My first synth was a Virus C desktop and a bog standard MIDI keyboard. That was a year and a half ago and looking back I think I made the best choice for me - and I looked into a load of other synths for months before deciding (Waldorf Q, Supernova 2, Nord e.t.c.). I went for the Virus because of it's versatility and the fact I liked it's dark, moody sound.
I found it took me a little time finding my way through the menus on the Virus and knowing where to find certain functions, but once you've cracked that, you're laughing. I say if you like the Virus sound, go for it and do a lot of reading up about synthesis, also, forums like these are a great help.
