Funny but I’ve read a lot of threads that attack the Virus, suggesting that stripped of its FX it sounds crap. Personally I think it’s a wonderful machine & yes it’s FX do shine compared to the MM. I’d have to place a lot of Plocks on the MM to compete with the Virus’s Dly engine for eg.
Interesting point is that if you take the MM, the Virus, the A4 & choose a Saw wave. No fx, filter flat, no sub Osc, no mod etc. there’s very little to tell them apart! Try it!