buying the gap 73 and possibly and audient micro today

go for the audient.
it gives you two channels and is can be used on more sources.
also its not made in china its made in uk.

it is my go to preamp for oh, guitars and vocals.
also using it when sampling drums, because of the super fast transients
 
You got the pre's now dude? Any chance of a comparison? I'm really thinking about picking up the Audient as my next purchase but have heard good things about the GAP.