some great comments from everyone , and some good changes in the right direction ..
in the latest case, id defo got for a pams pro and then you could loose the quantiser module ..save some space ..
in the 5 years ive been at it , id defo recommend starting with a 104 x 6U , and just building one good voice , i did something similar , and bought loads of oscilators and filters , you just end up sounding like a crap mono synth ..
the sound what people get from modular, which you dont get from all the other stuff , is kinda built , on modulating stuff in ways you dont quiet get offered using other instruemnts .. quirkey sequencers are defo a real way to make things sound modular ,
analog stuff that drifts and worbles aswell.. i found it quiet frustrating until i had a enough utility modules, to modulate the modules , that were modulating the modules that were modulating the modules..
VCV rack and an ES8 would be good to have alongside a really good voice , if you can handle working with computer ..
if you cant , its a pretty costly , buy, try , sell, or keep ,, and repeat ... excercise .. and just when you think youve got there , some one brings out a module that does things that you currently use 3 modules to do .. lol ..
enjoy the ride ..