here's my rule of thumb, and this goes off of what Todd was saying... if yer mics are worth more than the V3 chances are they are gonna sound good. I dont mean to say that from an elitist standpoint, but in reality your mics should be where your money is, not in your pre/ad combo. If you've put that kind of money into your mics, then they should be good sounding enough to go well with the V3 or the MME.