hey y'all. i run a composers studio here in NYC, and currently tracking everything through my apogee ensemble (usually w the soft limit feature). the pre's are nice and clean, but i'm looking to buy a pre and compressor thats warmer, more forward sounding.
Anyhow, i've done a ton of research on here and GS, and I can't decide whether I want to buy the GR ME1-NV with an RNC ($1250 total), or the LA-610 ($1400). I use all the UA plugs frequently, so would the 610 pre and compressor be redundant? I figure that the GR is probably a better preamp for my situation, but the 610 has a better (more transparent?) compressor than the RNC. again, i'm leanin towards the GR/RNC combo as not to be redundant.
thoughts?