The REDD.47 is an absolute beast of a preamp. The depth, punch and character is incredible. It can also go subtle if you need to thanks to the fine gain. This is my first ever hardware preamp and I'm loving it. I'm processing all my audio tracks through it and the footprint of the REDD47 is superb. The noise floor is good, it's a quiet preamp.
Pros:
- Fat, thick tone.
- Great sound stage.
- Cool retro look.
Cons:
- Input distortion not possible on DI, you need line level signal. So not possible to do revolution guitar unless you route audio from your DAW, but when you do it, it sounds incredible.
- Super steep price.
If you can afford it please go ahead. This is as good as it gets, and it's also not emulated properly yet by the UAD folks so still quite authentic.