I am a professional opera singer and have my own home recording using the universal audio Apollo x4 and Luna. I bought the DLX microphone first of all because the quality of UAD is amazing and second as a vocalist to have a good microphone that also gives me more options to choose from different high quality microphones through the UAD Plug In is just all I need. The quality and the default sound the microphone gives, without the app, is beautiful and very clear. It is well build as all the UAD products are. With the UAD Plug In you have a lot of microphone emulations to choose from and the plug in allows me to adjust everything what may have gone wrong during the recording. If the vocalist was too close or to far from the mic I can adjust that, and lots more. For this price, which is in the same price range as a Neumann U87, you have so much more including the U87. Most important is the quality, the material, and having so many mics to choose from. For people who have a home studio this may be a good choice, however, also the professional will surely love this microphone. I love it....