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This is difficult to do because the preamps sound so diffirent. You can not use just the eq without using the preamp in both of these units.

I tried recording vocals with my U-87 to compare just the shelving portion of the two units and and could not get them to sound the same. I know this word has been overused, but there is more warmth in the Vintech, and that has more to do with the preamp.

If you are comparing just the high and low shelving, the Vintech can have more of an extreme effect ( more gain and cut) and seems to be more musical.
However, the 220 has parametric as well as an additional filter control (which is like a simple two knob tone control.

My dbx 760 has a nice spectral control, but I think I like the Vintech eq sound better. The 760 sounds more clinical, which is great for acoustic guitar and piano.

The compressor is very subtle on the 220 and the de-essor is a nice feature. However, the compressor plug-ins in my UAD-1 cards sound much better than the Focusrite's.

The only feature I wish the 273 had was some sort of metering, with a minimum green, yellow and red overload LEDs. The meters on the Focusrite are excellent.

The build quality on the Vintech is definitely better.

The Focusrite and Vintech have very different coloration. If I absolutely had to get rid of one, I would reluctantly get rid of the Focusrite. I like them both for different reasons.

I know that you are probably tired of this answer, but you really must hear them for yourself.