It is the best of times, it is the better of times ...
Great to have more choices, and great to have classic comps (1176/LA2a) available at affordable prices for the home market. The Warm stuff which I use might not exactly match a 20-year old unit but is definitely in the family and gives you the sound of their more expensive brethren without, well, the expense. And better than software, which can match the vol. control but not the reactive tone.