UAD has a locked market, and it's DSP based, rather than CPU based, so there's a lot to consider, and they
require a UAD Card/Interface to operate. To my ears, they definitely sound "better", and more "analog/alive"
than standard plugins. And the biggest caveat with UAD Channel Strips and Preamps is the Unison Technology...
but they ARE expensive, and that's why I bailed on them...I'm poor, and a hobbyist, and was getting "Sucked into
the vortex" that I simply couldn't afford.
End of this year I can start drawing Social Security, which will "change things" and I may venture back to that
ABYSS...LOL