Universal Audio Preamps, -who loves them? Options

[holli]

Hi all, anyone out there have any experience of Universal audio preamps et el? Having been blown away with the UAD I looked into their preamps, they seem to be modelled on some great vintage design approaches.

More concisely, what are the pro'sand cons of the 2-620 vs. the 2108?

I'm mainly recording sax and want something to plug my U87 into, be nice to push some other sources through as well. I'm a big fan of the Rudy sound and some of the work that comes out of Avatar (Breacker and so forth). Does anyone who uses them regularly fancy penning a few thoughts on the matter. All the best, Holli.

[puzzle]

I love my UA M610. I use it to record vocals, and my stratocaster and my jazz bass direct. It does have "a sound." – But it's a great sound. To me, it seems to make everything sound bigger than life. Personally, I think a sax would sound fantastic through it! I try not to use it on too many different tracks in the same mix, though. When I stack up multiple tracks through that thing, my mixes start sounding kinda dark and mushy. My other preamp is a Grace 101 – no color at all ... just transparent goodness.