I sold my pmod UA-5 a few months ago after I decided I didn't like how it sounded with my mics, and started using Hosa MIT-176 line transformers instead. I recorded a whole festival using either Audix M1290 > PS-2 > MIT-176 > modSBM > M1 or Peluso CEMC6 > PS-2 > modSBM > M1. I had plenty of gain with the Audix, the Peluso's were so hot I could run line in, and I never needed an HPF.
Would my recordings have really sounded better using a V3, or would I be better off skipping the pre entirely and putting any extra money I have into better mics?