Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I am thinking in investing in an Xl-7...I find that it is in my 
current budget...BTw, what is the going price on the Xl-7, so I 
won't get ripped off??

Since there are so many posts and very little time to read(i am a 
fulltime student w/a wife...lol), I have some questions to ask...

My intent is to play live, rather than focus on studio recording...

Are any of you using the xl-7 or mp-7 in live "gig" situations...

if so, have they crashed often(if at all)?

I am focused on the dance, techno, trance genre; what would be good 
expansion cards to get???

Lastly, what other hardware are you using to complement the xl-7?

I would like to use a novation remote 25...Is anyone out there using 
this???

What other haredware would you reccommend???

Thank you,

DJIICE30