lm wrote:

A sound ingeneer used a pair of Red 7 with a pair of AKG 414 on my vibes a
couple of month ago.
The result was so clean that we had'nt to move the faders during the mix,
vibes even when playing soft was ever there.
But buying 2 of these units would only be a dream for me...

You might be able to do more than dream about an FMR RNP, which will be a major improvement over the preamps in your VS.

Does McQ have a French distributor who could arrange a demo? Given the current exchange rate tilt, I'd think US gear would be rather attractive to EU purchasers...