Bitchy, bitchy 800dv! I have managed to use the S2000 to create damn fine never before heard grooves! I don't know about any new roland samplers, the last one I heard of was a the "dr. sample" which was a bit of a toy! The S2000 synthesis capabiliteis are awesome (I also own an SY77) To be honest I think you'd be hard pushed to find a recently released sampler that doesn't offer atleast some of the "old synths" features, only better!