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not everything's for everyone... i never bashed it, but there are plenty of other options, in that price range, that sound better to me.
one thing i will say though, the reason the 737sp is SO much more popular than most other mic pres out there has little to due with quality and PLENTY to due with the fact that when the average civilian consumer goes into their local GC, Sam Ash, etc... the avalon is THE mic pre that gets sold on the "higher" (in their opinion) end.