Is the upgrade worth it?

[nathankingcole]

I know this topic has had some discussion already, but I would really love to have more perspective from those who have upgraded. I am looking at the Rev C to Pro 2 upgrade.
My situation is: 16 channels populated with Akoustic Piano, mulitple Kontakt3 using 5-8 instances of fairly intensive multi sample instruments, 3 Absytnths, 3 Battery, Lounge Lizard, DR-008, fx for a mic input. I play live doing improvised music that requires immediate responses with lots of sound shifts (I use snapshots and a midi mixer for the most part). I also do studio work with sequencing etc, where I like to have as many instruments loaded and playing simultaneously as possible. I currently hit the CPU wall regularly....but- I didn't buy a Pro Max in the first place because it was already a stretch to buy a Rev C. So, is the increase in raw, muscular computing power truly going to be worth nearly doubling my investment in this thing?
I am not really making enough money in the musical work that I am doing to justify it. It would be mostly for the pure desire to move the technology boundaries on my creativity that much further away.
Can the Pro 2 handle Akoustic Piano in full multi-sample mode with 2 Absynths, 2 Kontakts, 2 Battery, a live fx channel, and 2 fx busses at 64 sample latency without a pop,glitch, or hiccup?
If any of you tell me that it sincerely can then I will be sold.
I think that Muse's offer is very fair, as I will end up spending pretty much the same amount that I would buying a Pro 2 brand new when adding the upgrade plus my original cost. I am balancing the reality of smart personal fiscal policy against the unwise, yet artistically empowering upgrade.
Thank you for any responses or perspectives!

[gregh1]

Here's something for your consideration:
Muse ran a side-by-side test between the Rev C and the 2 Pro Max. They were able to load 5 usable instances of B4II in the Rev C, which topped out at 8 instances before it could no longer function (CPU meter was reading about 85% avg). With the 2 Pro Max, they loaded all 16 slots and the CPU meter was around 33%.

[nathankingcole]

That is quite a consideration! Do you know or have a link to the specifics of the test-latency, voice count, etc..? Thanks!

[gregh1]

Good question - I don't have those numbers, you should contact Muse for that.