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Is the POD sucsessful for any of you Pros?

OK, I'll admit it, I have both and I have had them for a year now. My studio has been on and off due to construction changes, so my time with the PODs has been scattered.

At first I thought they were a God send, but my experience is that each time I aproch either, it is as if for the first time.

I wonder if the modeling I am hereing just sounds better when going to tape.

Waves L2 Ultramaximizer

I've posted this on the Digidesign forum and got back some surprising responses. There were a lot of people that not only thought it was a great mastering tool, but also the best front end to Pro Tools. A/D was co-developed with Hutch from Manley Labs. Has anyone A/B'd them to the RME, Lucid or Apogee lineup? Also, has anyone A/B'd it to the L2 plugin . I love that plugin by the way.

NTK vs. . Baby Bottle vs. . U97?

I have the money for a (primarily vocal) mic in the price range of a RODE NTK, the Blue Baby Bottle & Soundelux U97. Of course it would be great if it did other things well in my bottom feeder analog desk to DAW studio. I have a RODE NT-2 & a pair of A-T 4033s now. The U97 is the only one that is multi-pattern. I've seen some Soundelux R-1 broadcast mics around.

Quantec query for Tholen/etc.?

Can someone help me? I noticed Mike Tholen has often praised the Quantec reverb. I assume he is talking about the Yardstick room simulator that is on their website. But does anyone know about the Quantec QRS Reverb? Apparently it is 2 in/4out and looks like a 2 rack space unit. Anyone know how it differs sonically from the Yardstick? Is it also a highly desirable piece to acquire?