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Universal Audio LA610 + Firestudio Tube vs. Universal Audio Apollo

Looking to put together a decent little home studio...

I have about $2,000 to spend on my interface / preamp, just unsure on what would be more beneficial... a UA LA610 Preamp / Compressor combo with a lower end interface (Firestudio Tube) or the new UA Apollo interface (which seems to have pretty good preamps anyways)?

Vintage Tube Collection and Tube Booster PC MAC VST AU

Software developer CDSoundMaster, known for such titles as the N-TEN-AT4 Vintage EQ and their R2R Essential Analog Tape collection audio plugins, announces the release of two new complimentary plugins: The Vintage Tube Collection and Tube Booster. These plugins are designed for PC and Mac.

Alesis iO2 Interface and ART Tube Preamp - Do i still need a better soundcard?

I read a great reply to a different post about upgrading to an external soundcard and I wondered if this would apply to me also if I am only recording vocals over instrumental tracks and my signal chain is mic>preamp>interface>PC USB input. The songs will be mixed by the producer, I'm only adding my vocals. I record with Cubase LE.

Thanks for any advice.

Anybody ever use a Countryman Type 85 to record a tube amp direct?

I am curious if anyone has done this with success. I have read the manual that comes with it and it states that you can plug the speaker tap from a tube amp directly into the amp input and put the switch to "speaker" mode and it will safely record amps up to 1700w and it doesn't matter what ohm tap you use from the output transformer's secondary.