What standalone Pre would be a step up from the Tac pre's ?

The pre's in the Tac have made me more then happy but I would like to have some other flavor of pre to choose from.

I would be using the pre mainly for vocals.

please users, give some review on Focusrite Saffire.
how stable drivers?
how accurate MIDI?
DA AD converters quality?

recording music from raw bluesacoustic[john lee hooker style]just voice and guitar to srv style to t bone walker to ac/dc rock.instruments are from fender to gibson amps mostly fender mics are sm57 beyer 160 at4040 at4033 AKG 414 presently tracking thru a ghost to hd24xr.looking for some warmth to hard disk which pre's and compressors are a good solid foundation to start building my signal chai

I am looking to buy a pair of NS10M, and a matching power amp. I am going to use them in my home studio. I would like to hear any reccomandations for any specific models from NS10M users.
Thanks.

just wanted to know a simple thing, i have a HDD used for audio only, should be a Primary Partition or Logical? :?

I have found a good use for my Oktava binder-clip shock mounts - I've made some ho-made bits that lets me used them for a variety of different setups with SD mics. Not wanting to limit my selection of microphones for lack of adequate shock mounts, I'm looking for replacements for the Oktava MK-319 mics.

I read about the M8 below...I am in a similar situation

how does the preamps compare to the small 12-16 channel mackies?
If you are forced to use either one for recording which one would you choose?

just came around someone selling a Folio F1 for $200 so I am attracted by the price (since I heard their preamp are pretty decent).

Hello, anyone have experienced the new Edirol R4 in classical recordings ? Is it usable without or perhaps with stand alone mic preamps ?
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Oak

hey does anyone got any tips on the amp settings i should have to get that great slayer tone? thanks
:D

What do people think of the Sytek MPX-4Aii ?

What design does it use? And is it in a league above small console pre's? Would it considerably improve my sound if I was currently using the latter?