Eh, maybe the broken glass is a bit of an overstatement but I stand by what I said earlier that the L3 is very poor. I used it for about a year or so and a small part of me said there is something left to be desired. It wasn't until I heard a mix with the L3 on a pair of TADs with custom JBL horns @ 110 db. Those things are so freaking accurate they are rated at about 1 watt per meter with very very little distortion. The mix hurt my ears so bad I had to TURN IT down 6 decibals in order for it to be listenable.
Think about that with electronic music in a club, or loud rock music. Ouch...
Then I went back and played the exact same mix minus the L3, and without limiting. Strangly enough I could turn it up more without the limiter.
You limit stuff with an L3 your gonna have to turn it down. Using a good digital native chain like a PSP master comp mixed thru it, Waves LMB with a light touch, Algorhymix Qs, and an Elephant2 with 2-3 db attn with yield far more musical results than just running it hot into an L3.
Its all up to you alls ears, but I like to be able to run my shit really hot and sound like an experience. The l3 closes the stereo field and brittles the highs in a very unnatural and unmusical way to me.
My opinion goes to a Voxengo Elephant 2 every time. I know a few top rated electronic music producers that personaly prefer that for phat sounding musical listening.
Game on!
Pete