"I have a lot of mic pres from every kind of angle, from pristine clean to iron to tube and I decided to try one of these Germanium units to see what all the talk was...and holy crap... I was so blown away instantly... no eq...I even forgot to patch in a compressor....and it was polished from the get go... I still hear what I want to hear but it just added so much flavor...Well done gentlemen... Well done!!!"