Hi There !
I just finished my DI and re- amp comparison test. The test is for recording heavily distorted guitars (sound kinda like Carcass Heartwork, Cannibal Corpse... Well, Colin Richardson)
The stuff I used for comparison :
DI's : JLM audio, Radial Engineering J-48, Little Labs red eye, Focusrite platinum channelstrip.
Micpre's:
SSL sl501, Siemens V72, Siemens U274, my racked dual channel DDA M (same as S series) series with BB OPA2604 upgrade, and the Focusrite platinum.
Re-ampers :
The Focusrite and the Little Labs Red Eye.
I expected the Little Labs to win as DI and Re-amper.. But it wasn't !
For recording the "Dry" guitar, the micpre was the factor which mattered the most, and the U274 and the DDA were the winners. While re-amping to a Fender TwinReverb, the "D-I'ed" guitar recorded through the DDA sounded the fattest, yet clear. The U274 was even a bit fatter, but also a bit too close to "Over the edge" rancid. It went to the swedish deathmetal sound (like entombed, dismember... Thomas Skogsberg !)
The DI's didn't give a big difference, although the JLM and the Radial gave a bit clearer sound than the Little Labs (which is a passive DI btw)
the Re-amper test..... I didn't expect that the focusrite would be so much better than the Little Labs......
Anyhow, I post this here, because of the victory of the DDA !
I'll do a micpre comparison test soon.