The name Dave Hill Designs immediately rings a bell for any gear aficionado. Dave Hill is famous for his CRANE SONG brand of uber-boutique studio gear that employs an extremely purist and advanced approaches to the audio path. Dave Hill Designs takes things in a different direction for Dave Hill. While there is much in common, the primary difference is one of approach to achieving a wide array of tonal coloration capabilities. So, if you’re looking for excellent, but uniquely flexible audio microphone preamps and compressors for your studio, then the Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 Microphone Preamp and the Dave Hill Designs Titan Compressor should be at or near the top of your list for consideration.