i know everyone hates them here, but i have a behringer eurorack ub2442fxpro...the biggest of the ub series. It's great. for me at least...definitely nof for the seasoned pro, but its perfect for me. the pres are quiet with high headroom, if you don't use the built in effects (some people say that the pres are really noisy...i wonder if they ever turned down the aux2 (internal effects) return...). It's got phantom power supply and 10 preamps, so its a big buget saver...and IMHO, it doesn't sacrfice quality to an extent where i'd hafta replace it in 6 months with something better. Again, this is just me, ask anyone else, and i'd probably get flogged.