Terry , I LOVE my Akai! I have the DPS16, which is sadly discontinued,but I got a great closeout deal of $899. The replacement DPS24 is very sweet but still pricey at this time. One of the great things about the Akai is the wonderful online Yahoo! support group, which put together these collections. The members there are much like what you find here at SynthZone--- friendly, helpful,and fun.
Please do check out the other recordings, there is a lot of talent there. I reccomend "Kangaroo Boy" by Chris Hales and "I'll Always Want You" by Paul Rayfield and Rob Cain.