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For trance, for a first synth, out of those three I'd go with the Virus, it's sound is geared towards trance the most. I have a Virus KC, it has a huge sound and never had a single issue. I'll wait and see what the TI 2 (or whatever Access make next) shapes up to be, but I have heard of people having software issues with the TI. To my ears, the sound isn't earth-shatteringly different from the C, so I'm happy to wait for their next absolutely rock-solid synth.
At the right time and price I'll pick up an Andromeda, since I'm well stocked for most other synths. But it doesn't sound like a bread-and-butter, first synth. And the Radias...if you can get it very cheap, then yes, Korgs have a certain solid sound to them...I dunno, I've heard the Radias criticised for that "band in a box" functionality, with all it's arpeggiation and drum tracks and everything happening at the touch of a button. If you can turn all of that off and it has good solid sounds, then I'd say yeah, grab one cheap.
Other solid first synths with a wide range of textures are the Nord Lead 3 (or Rack 3, if you don't require a keyboard and want to save some money) and Waldorf Q.
But I'd say, you could pick up a Virus C fairly cheap from somewhere and be well on the way, in terms of awesome hardware sounds.
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My only worries were if the synth would be stable, and not break up on me - or loose voices etc. I just simply love the sound of it, and the hands on control it gives me is brilliant. It just has "that" certain extra that I didn't hear in the ti.
