Hi,

I am a keen amateur and i am looking to purchase a bit of new equipment. At a push I can stretch to £500/$1000 (but if possible would prefer to spend less !)

I am looking to purchase a preamp/channel strip that will add something to my recordings.
I am recording mainly acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Piano and I am looking for something to give me a bit of colour, character, warmth and a vintage feel if possible.

I am currently working with a bland studiomaster desk and recording into Cubase 4

The mic's I will mainly be using are AKG C414, Neumann M149, Neumann M147. I also have a TL Audio 5021 compressor

Does anyone have any advice on what I should go for ?
universal Audio solo 610 ?
Joemeek TWINQ ?
SPL 'Gold Mike' Dual-Channel Tube Preamp ?
Anything else ?

Thanks in advance.