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

I have been able to track down an MP-7 Command Station brand new in 
OZ.
I love the RS7000 sequencer and slice/sampling facilites but....
The need for a more exotic sound set it desirable and I know these 
babies have syntheis parameters comming out of the proverbial 
wazzoo :P.
I would get the MP-7 then get a World Rom and a Vintage Rom.
I already have the new Electribe MX and SX-1's on order so sampling 
etc is already covered (I program original stuff and do minimal 
sampling anyway - so something compact would be better for me).
VA/Analog stuff is taken care of with a Elevata ,MicroQ and Pulse.
I'm using a Yammie hardware daw.
How has OS 2.0 help stabilise any previous bug problems.
I would have bought the command station originally but these problems 
put me off.
That said I really need a unit that can be programmed and customised 
to my liking sonically from the ground up.
Secondly I need to get out of the living hell that is pentatonic and 
pythagoran key scaling - the RS7000 does no other musical notation 
scales which is a real pity.
I also need a rocksteady H/W sequencer that is capable of handling 
some pretty left of centre polyrythmic/time signature stuff. A main 
strength of the RS7000 IMHO - the fact that each track can be a 
variable length in a pattern and have any meter is a huge 
compositional bonus.
Any users here ever used both units?
I like an honest opinion of the strengths of this unit for full 
compositional sequencing. Will the unit sync to both Midi Clock and 
MMC ?
Is the sequencer fairly intuitive and easy to use.
Is pattern chain mode glitch free.
What is the soundset like "as standard in an MP-7". Does hive enough 
raw synth waveform material to get pretty experimental with?
Sound quality - drums ,percussion and bottom end on bass parts.
Strings ,pads and the like.
I don't use computers and don't want too.
At the moment there are a few glaring omitions in pattern chain to 
song convert on the RS7000 and a convoluted scene and mute track 
programming implementation, which whilst powerful is tedious to use 
and slows down my whole song writing process.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
I do not own a PC at the moment so I'd have to make sure the unit can 
preloaded with OS 2.0 out the store.
Do you feel this would be a wise move.
In a rutt compositionally with the RS7000 and looking at the options.
This one looks like a fairly good one.
So what do you think ?
Cheers
OSCar