hi a'gain!
this is a very easy subject...
after huge researches (again and again) I really didn't find one that looks like would stay proudly on my main mix(inserts) .
should be clean or colored ? probably clean .
do u know one clean and punchy in the same time ?
is there one clean with plenty of harmonics ? I don't think so .
can be used one colored with a high gain ? not in a main mix at all...
therefore :
this preamp should be colored but not so much , roundly and dimensional , clean high gain , tube or transistor? , input and output transformer , a little bit of natural compression and u feel that u don't need an EQ at all , very musical and keeps the drums punchy , not very bright but the middles in front naturally .
what's that ? would be pacifica ?