doesn't matter what it ends up on, it's the original source of the sound that's important.
getting back to the orginal question for a second, xes, if you're honestly still thinking of going hardware, then don't get anything less than a tb303, ok it may mean you have to save for another year or whatever, but if you're wanting a 303 sound then it's the only way to go, other than that stick with the abl or that psychothingy (sorry can't remember the name).
The ABL is damn good if you use the right plug ins with it, but i do agree it loses it a little on the high resonance.