Warm Audio

I had a chance to listen to their EQ and their microphone preamplifiers at a recent AES. They sound really good - better than I expected, in fact way better than I expected. A number of friends (with ears I respect) like them too. I've got other priorities at the moment (microphones, monitors, and converters) but I will be taking a very close look at Warm when the time comes.

I purchased the WA-76 and EQP‑WA in April 2015 and have been very pleased. I use both units with an ISA-1 as a quasi-channel strip. Look - I haven't figured out how to best make use of these units but even with fairly modest settings the warmth and character absolutely SHINE. Make a huge difference. Caused me re-record 12 songs I had already tracked - it was that much better, sonically. Now I'm trying to figure how to patch them in for mixing, etc. I am a neophyte to using hardware ITB. Based on everything I've experienced/read/heard the Warm Audio stuff is a great value - just wish I knew how to use them better :-) LOL

Good stuff.  Their 1176 isn't very flexible, but then, neither is the 1176.  But Bryce nailed the edge that it can produce.  The Pultec tracks close to a vintage Pultec.  Not exactly, and there are both units at a studio I use (and I have a pair at home).  At this point, that would be the unit to get (this year!), unless you are a bass-player and rock singer, then it would be the 1176 hands down.
 
I should get the optical unit in soon - the first production units are due March.  It should be a killer, too. 
 
There are reviews for the Warm Stuff in SOS, too, that are publicly available now.