I'll admit to having crushed a few bits when I was young and foolish. But I quickly realized the error of my ways and adopted this guiding principle: 16 bits or more in all things.
I just happen to have Decimort here (got it in a group buy a couple years ago that included all their effects) but I hadn't ever used it so I just now loaded it up to have a look.
For all the knobs on it, the functionality is simple. It lets you select both word length (down to 1 bit!) and sample rate (down to 44Hz, with optional anti-aliasing filter), and it has a single filter (of selectable type) that can be placed before or after the decimator. There's a wet/dry mix control plus input and output level controls.
So I couldn't resist trying the buggar out for grins. When used in moderation, it gives an effect reminiscent of singing through Atlas horns at the racetrack (we've all done that, right?). Not entirely unpleasant.