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Conversion is genuinely class-leading and latency is a non-issue. The Unison preamps change the tone of what you're tracking — monitoring an 1176 or a Neve emulation in real time while you record is the whole point.

For a one-mic, one-instrument home setup this is still the default recommendation. The 4th-gen preamp is clean with plenty of headroom, and the new Air mode (Presence + Harmonic Drive) adds a genuinely useful sheen on vocals and acoustic guitar.