I bought a LC, put it through the test with a serious producer in his studio. The test that really beat it up was this: We took a Royer and did a bell strike. Through a real 1073, the bell was beautiful. Round and pure, lots of overtones. Sounded like an angel. Through the LC, it totally collapsed. It basically farted out digital mess. It couldn't comprehend it. That's when decided to return it.
However...I love to see companies like Focusrite taking strives toward the world of convolution. Let's face it, it's the future. One day, one box will do everything. I can't wait. Until then, I'll hang onto my anologue outboard.
On another positive note, I did like the Helios/Fairchild combo and the ability to audition the settings so quickly without patchbay hell. Other than that, it's a prosumer piece.
Peace...