Then after a year or two, I bought a JP8080. I dunno what it is about the box, maybe the converters, maybe the dirty analog outputs...but the sound was phatter and warmer. Same with the Virus C - I've heard folks say it's better than the Virus Powercore...and I'm sure Tarekith will disagree, but some other folks use their TI with analog outputs instead of the digital USB. Like I said in another post - the timing issues are a pain in the ass, and the patch management is another step in the workflow, but for me, it's all worth it. I still use Operator and Sytrus and Zerovector (amazing!), and of course Impulse for drum samples, but for synths, nowadays, I go to hardware first.
Just me - use the best workflow for you - I'm not gonna debate if for you software is as good or better than hardware - I used to think so, and now I don't. No big deal if you think otherwise