| Elephant 3's EL-UNI mode is a massive improvement over Elephant 2 imho and with all the extra controls to finely tweak the results that Elephant 2 simply didn't have, one can get much closer to a distortion free sound that retains more transient detail than Elephant 2 could.
I find when comparing to say the Sonnox and Ozone Limiter. When those two are pushed fairly hard, whilst the transient detail remains, the sound as a whole gets more brittle as it gets distorted. This is most noticeable in the soundstaging.
Thats the real standout quality of Elephant 3 over the likes of Sonnox and Ozone. When its pushed hard, the sense of air, width and depth of the stereo soundstage holds together better, whereas with the Sonnox and Ozone it seems to flatten the overal soundstage a bit.
Don't just go by the Elephant 3 presets, take the time to go deep inside it and you'll achieve great results. |