whoaaa.. I am/was actually thinking of saving for an octopre, didn't know some peeps found it to be that bad! I remember Andy saying once that focusrite preamps aren't best for everything a long time ago, although with that said, James Murphy did use the octopre on the DAATH tracks for drums and I thought he did a swell job with'em. What would you guys recommend in the same price range that would be noticeably better?