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just to add to the fray, i'll chime in and cast my vote for the unit i ended up choosing over the api and d2b: the phoenix audio nicerizer.
the reason was simple: instant neve bottom with emi top, a colorhound's wet dream. i am an unabashed colorhound. the nicerizer sounds like 1973 floyd, it is not subtle, and that's exactly what i wanted. the api sounds like classic rock, as in ac/dc, more forward but not edgy in the least.
part of the phoenix's gorgeousness, to me, is a velvety softening of transients, like the first millisecond or two, and a very tapey low-mid nudge. it transformed my round but plucky nylon string guitar into a glistening heap of brown fur. if i were recording tool or jazz i'd reach for the d2b; if i were recording green day or dave matthews i'd reach for the api. as it is, i'm recording me, a nick drake/james taylor meets massive attack/morcheeba thing.
all these units sound amazing, it's just a question of which flavor syrup you want on your sundae. i like caramel.
gregoire
del ubik
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