plus, there doesn't need to be $1000 worth of sonic difference, i think there is what a $750 or $800 difference in street price on these two? i haven't run a ua-5, but there are a lot of flexibility, ergonomic and field use options and characteristics that the v3 gives you over the ua-5...solid build and construction, metering, m/s matrixing on the fly, analog out as well as digital to be used with outboard a/d. plus, the ua-5 is not long-term field tested while grace products are...so, to me there is a substantial increase in value in the v3, including the fact that i like it's sound...whether it's worth 750-800 depends person to person, but i'm happy with the 1400 i spent on the v3 and if others are happy with the performance they get based on the money they spent on a wmod ua-5, well, good for them. everybody's happy.