The problem is Diki is as I mentioned in my original post, Akai samples and libraries are getting hard to come by, (Do a Google search and you will be shocked just how little there is about these days) if it wasn’t for this I also would recommend the Akai sample route (As I have dome many times in the past) but unfortunately time as moved on. (This Akai format capability is the reason I always had a soft spot for the Korg)

You are absolutely correct about no standard sample player for VSTi, which is why I said a host so as you can choose your own selection, having said that the most common VST sampler is still Kontakt, (It probably has the most samples for it than any other) so arranger/organ manufactures could standardise on this if they wished.

Streaming of samples would not be a problem as all new instruments that come out these days include an SSD as standard, which is faster than a HDD.

Bill