I love the MPC Live 2. Love the workflow but it takes a while to get use to it. The con is the filing system. You cant start your favorites like in Machine.
Personally I have both and they’re different in many ways but for me are very effective in the end results. The Machine Plus has less of a learning curve than the live 2 but the live 2 has many enhanced features that makes it a more well rounded music controller. otherwise they are both very good controllers for what they are capable of doing.