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OPTO COMPRESSOR, NEED HELP CHOOSING WHICH ONE

hI, I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR A OPTO COMPRESSOR FOR MY CHAIN, i HAVE, tHE PRISM SOUND MLA COMPRESSOR, CRANESONG IBIS EQ AND MANLEY ELOP LIMITER, I NEED AND WANT A OPTO COMPRESSOR BUT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE, CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE, I THINK I WANT A TUBE ONE, ITS BETWEEN
TUBE-TECH CL2A
PENDULUM AUDIO OCL-2
ADL 1500
MILLENIA TCL-2
AVALON AD2044,

Choosing opto-compressor

I'm about to get an opto-compressor for vocal-tracking as it's primary use. I have lots of comps but not one with an optical gainreduction element. My most commonly used mic/pre combination is my vintage Neumann bottle with M7 capsule and 1073 pre.

First, do you think I should go for a discrete LA-3 style compressor like the Langevin LOP or a LA-2 style tube design. I'm looking at: