I like the knobs and the meters.  I really like the plugin photo realism and Sonar's pseudo-realism.
 
I don't like chips and scratches at all.  None of my real stuff is beaten up like some of the plugins I see.
 
The controls on the VC-64 are tiny on my screen.  Playing around with it following its mention in this thread, I discovered the Windows magnifier.  That's really useful and my aging eyes will be using it for a lot of things going forward.
 

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http://www.meldaproduction.com/plugins/effects.php
 

Nice. Do you use any of these and if so how do they sound.

I started with tools such MMultiAnalyzer and MAutoAlign so hopefully they don't -sound- like anything. I've become somewhat disciplined with plugin purchases (rack space used to be a real world limiting factor, lost that with a shift to DAWs) but given my positive experience with their products, expect to add more. A couple of things which work for me are the generally consistent access to a wider range of parameters for an FX, more intuitive visualization for setting a value, and a feature for quickly comparing different favorite settings. Big plus for workflow. They offer a number of 'color' FX and I expect them to be very usable. I used the MMultiBand Tremelo to dial in a groove on a track done by a staunch old school guitarist that worked so much better than his modded Fender that he decided to give Sonar a try. Had nothing to do with Sonar actually, but the magic of a groove coming to life was pretty compelling.
 
The MAutoDynamicEQ looks interesting and might a better investment than Ozone if you already have a number of other mastering FX. Plus the price is quite reasonable compared to a number of over-hyped over-priced vintage emulations and they offer a free bundle which is how I got my start. 
 
Took a little getting used to, but the value of consistent interface across different FX and the ability to re-size them is worth repeating given your original comments. And finding my ears are becoming more evolved than my eyes, which is a good thing if your business is sound.