I was very lucky to fall into the studio deal when I did. I found a buyer for the recording part of the studio, and I traded the 9000 for some of the performance gear. I now have a fully loaded XP80, an EP9, and thre of the most amazing signal processors on the market - the Lexicon PCM-91, the Drawmer Studio Finalizer & the TC Electronics G-Force (guitar fx)- plus a few more sets of head phones, a fender bass, a Peavey guitar and a bunch of small odds & ends. Now I'm really set to make some dynamite recordings of my 9kpro - drop them down to MD and take them on the road with me! No more back aches!