5.0

I bought it just as an LA3A emulation, but I've ended up using it on pretty much every single vocal track since.

4.5

The only thing to be carefull is the gain staging (in and out)

It does a great job on Vocals, Voice-over and Bass guitar. It would also work on many other sources.

The setting in the MOD position decrease the noise output and give you a pretty transparent unit with a bit of mojo.. At this price it's a no brainer !

5.0

To be fair, there can be a big difference between different examples of old LA3a's depending on many factors, particularly how well they have been maintained over the years. I think the ones we were using as a comparison were not the best examples and I would imagine that a great sounding LA3a would be better than these clones. But still, at the price, these clones are very, very good. So far I've used them on Bass and Acoustic Guitar with great success and a quick experiment suggested that they are going to be good on Drum Room mics too. Very happy with this purchase.