I've played with the MV-8000 at The Guitar Center for a good 20 minutes once. But now that I've learned a little more about my MPC2000XL (which I'm sure is pretty similar to the 2500), I'm in love with my MPC. Like jayda said, I like the sequencer/display on the MV-8000, but I'll need some more time to play with it before I can say which is better.