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I was about to get the Aphex 207D, based on a review in Recording magazine, but then found lots of naysayers here and elsewhere. The biggest rap was in the harsher sounding mid to high end. The ART Digital MPA Gold seems to be a better buy for the same money, and some people re-tube them for even better results.
I am currently looking for tube mic pre, hopefully 2 channel, and the ART is my lower end fav so far, but I talked my wife into 5 years worth of foot rubs in exchange for some leeway on this purchase, so am looking in the $1000 + range, and looking at Great River NEV1, Groove Tubes Supre (not out yet...), and others.
There is so much subjectivity here that it is hard to decide, the Aphex might just be fine, but I have no way to try one out. Do a search on it here, there is a long thread on the "worst purchases", and Aphex comes up consistently, at least as far as their Exciter box. Keep searching, prosoundweb.com, other forums on gear, and maybe you will get more ideas.
RIght now I have too many......choice is a bitch!
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