The Nords kick arse in my opinon. My NL2 is still my favourite synth for any sounds I want to cut through the mix (and a lot inbetween too). The Notch/LP combo is great - wish it had an input though. Bass response is great as well. It can be sooo much more agressive than my VirusC with little processing
The V-synths are great machines! I've spent a heap of time demoing an XT, and it really is a fun synth. I just loaded samples from an MD and got some great results. So quick and easy to come up with a good sound. I still think they're just a little bit too expensive though - specially due to the steppy-ness of them. If the filters and pitch worked without stepping, I would've bought one after the first day demoing, but I ended up taking the Kontakt route instead. One day when the prices drop I'll be picking one up though.
I think people are better off these days buying a few used peices than spending the money on a "boutique" synth. A few different charactures of sound for a lot less money.
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