It's not virtual analog (an AIDS - I'll refrain from using the acronym...I was just trying to be cute, eh?), but the 30-voice Waldorf Microwave XT is under $1200 at most retailers and one occasionally pops up on eBay for $150 less. I'd say that one listen to the XT and a few turns of its knobs (virtual pots!) and you'll forget those Japanese synths!

Isn't the TR-Rack 32-note polyphonic, by the way?