I’ve been considering the RNC for years, finally pulled the trigger and couldn’t be more pleased. I already have a Symetrix 528, a Presonus Studio Channel, and a dbx 1046 in my outboard rack, used the Symetrix the most. But there’s a reason famed producer Steve Albini has an RNC in his studio ; it’s awesome. I run my microphone through the Symetrix to utilize the pre-amp stage and equalizer (compression bypassed), then out to the RNC, and it sounds GREAT with my Shure SM7A microphone. Smooth, flexible, easy to use, no artifacts that you can get when you drive some compressors too hard. And the price is a huge plus. A little confusing at first as far as cable/connectors to use when hooking it up (TS vs. TRS), but not a huge deal. Highly recommend.