Upgraded to Logic 7.2; own Digidesign mix plus...now what?

Is anybody running a Logic 7.2-centered studio using something other than digidesign HD hardware? I'd love to hear about it!
I'm at a turning point - THE most important tool to me is Logic Pro, but I've been using a Mix Plus system for a few years as my main audio interface, although I do very little multitracking usually, other than guitar & horns. I want to start recording drums and strings though. I finally upgraded from Logic 6.4 to 7.2 and upgraded to OS 10.4.6 so I could use iZotope Radius, but didn't know that I couldn't use the digidesign stuff with this latest software.
Since I'm mainly a Logic user (as opposed to Pro Tools software) I'm thinking about throwing the mix plus system on a different computer and picking up an RME interface or maybe the new Symphony by Apogee to use with my main setup. I could also bite the bullet and move up to digi HD, but I'm really hesitant to dump big bucks into more Digidesign stuff.

Well, currently I'm creating music primarily with virtual instruments/samplers plus one channel of Avalon 737 via 888/24 analog in, but ideally I'd like to have maybe 12 channels of live audio available if I ever feel like recording a band.
I also have a couple of outboard processors I'd like to use (both analog and digital). I'd love to get a multiple CPU system going like others here--for distributing EWQL and Vienna (if I decide to get that). I don't know if it's necessary to have G5s to do that--I have one G4 dual 1.25 ghz and one G4 dual 1.42 machine currently.
I do have an RME Hammerfall 9652 that I was using w/ a PC for GS but was never able to get an ADAT bridge to clock to the rest of the system so I never really got that working right. At this point, I'm more interested in keeping it mac only.

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I have upgraded to logic 9 and have noticed all is not what is used to be in terms of performance.
The swirling multi coloured apple icon that shows the system is busy (which I had never ever seen on version 8) seems to make an appearance every 10 mins or so. Usually when loading loops...opening the iMac...loading projects..etc. I notice that at these times, my Lacie drive starts flashing too. Is it possible that the upgrade has located some files on the external drive?
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