Get off your high horse.  I went to school for audio too.  I own a ton of the same stuff you do.  I spent 15 years on the road as a musician and 8 of those in the studio as an engineer.  I&#x27;ve soldered custom Trident snake heads onto new snakes so we could build our studio with that board as the centerpiece. I used to use Pro Tools before I discovered (as you apparently did as well) that software is a more comfortable living.  I have audio credentials.<p>If you&#x27;re telling me that there is no sonic reason to put stuff to tape then I&#x27;m sorry, you have no authority to me.  BTW, the reason old Neve boards sound that way it because of the transformers and the <i>analog</i> components in the path.  You&#x27;re so convinced of your own opinion that you didn&#x27;t even read what I wrote.