i sort of see both sides
drew is totally right, at some point, you have to just go for it.....get all the tools you need, and dive in the deep end
until you do that, you're just playing in niche markets like i was only catering to the 25% (2" 24 track market)
at the end of the day, i can always sell this PT rig and pay myself back a large portion of the money. what i can't do is say that i tried if i never had bought the thing.
on the other hand.....i just acquired overhead for the first time in my career. up until now, i've never owed a dime on anything i had. granted, the PT is technically paid for but i'm treating it as a loan and paying myself a small amount of interest for "book keeping"
either way you look at it, it's a risk....i simply chose the risk that pays out the higher reward....
honestly, i saw this as simply, "the cost of doing business"