New to the Amiga - looking for advice

[nonfinite]

Hey there everyone, the name's nonfinite.  I've been intending to grab an Amiga and a copy of pro tracker for ages now, but honestly, after a small, (and apparently insufficient,) amount of research, I still don't really know where to begin.

First off, I've decided to allocate $250 towards the purchase of any needed hardware.  Looking at amigakit.com, I'm seeing some price tags that are quite a bit higher than I expected for a vintage computer, but so be it.

I am interested in purchasing an Amiga solely for it's sound capabilities, nothing else.  Not interested in gaming, graphics, etc.

What would you recommend I purchase, and where would you recommend I purchase it from?

Furthermore, should anyone have hardware available for sale they think I may find useful, and if you have an interest in musical composition with NES and Game Boy systems, please contact me.  I have been composing with, repairing, and doing modifications to these systems for a good amount of time now, and would be very interested in bartering with you.

Thanks in advance for the assistance!  :-D

[KThunder]

i would suggest a 3000 or 1200

a 3000 has a built in scan doubler and flicker fixer (search this site for people begging for sd/ff for other models) and it can take zorro3 cards and most 4000 accelerators. a base model can do mod stuff really well and accellerated with a sound card can do that and mp3 and sampled stuff as well. 3000's  also have a very decent scsi harddrive setup.

a 1200 has lots of accelerator and memory options available as well as probably the best tv ready signal out on its composite connector. it has an ide hd connector and comes with os 3.0 kickstart at least so you most likely wont have to upgrade that.

amigakit has 1200 setups to order at really good prices or either can be bought on ebay for not too much. i got a 1200 on ebay with ram card for 120us and ive seen 3000s for around there

250us will get you a decent setup for most models except for 3000t, 4000, or 4000t for those you would neet quite a bit more.

if you get a 2000 you would probably want an accelerator and ram and hd card right off the bat as well as a multisync monitor or flickerfixer or an card with composite out (not an a520 they suck from what i hear)

[Wilse]

An A1200 with a small HD and a copy of OctaMED gave me years of fun. A cheap MIDI i/f would allow you to connect external gear too.

[KThunder]

you can get midi boxes on ebay for pretty cheap. the only thing i dont like about the 1200 is the same thing with the c64 and others. wedge computers always have about a dozen cables plugged in, hanging all over. even if you are neat with them they tie your keyboard down.