I had exactly the same in my mind before I got my TI.
Unfortunately I didn?t check this place out before....regarding TIs..well... issues.
Whatever.....I needed Great solo sound, fat pads and cool arps and I must say. The TI got it.
Like you, I was thinking of a MiniMoog....well...its monophonic for one thing.
How cool it ever sounds...for me this is a no-go.
(Maybe Ill get one in the future
).
I also looked into Creamwares Minimax a little bit, but I never played it.
My advice...If you can wait a little longer. Wait for the new OS to come. The check this forum again.
This is really the place to know if things are GREAT or they SUCK.
Believe me...