Not generally a fan of Behringer. Recently got the Behringer 73 and did not like the tone at all, especially compared to my newton channel but wow really loving the KT2A on vocals.

I've owned the cl1b and a ua la2a before and the klark 2a, at least mine, sounds very professional.

I'm excited to pair it with a hardware mc77

Yeah, the KT76 and KT2A sound great. They do the job of compression most excellently. I suspect that people who don't like the sound of these units have not used the LA2A and/or UA1176LN much, or even at all. I've had LA2As and 1176s since the 1980's, and used them extensively, and these KT units strongly suggest that the circuitry is not some unobtainium magical mystery stuff. Very special, way back when they were new, but the circuitry child's play today. Check out the Cheap vs Expensive thread. Lots of sound clips, songs, examples, opinions, etc... regarding these units, and a lot of other inexpensive gear.

What specifically rubbed you wrong about the Behringer 73? I've never used one. Reviews, for what they are worth, mostly claim that there are no undesirable distinguishing audible factors. Audio of the B73 and Neve units spliced together into a single take were very difficult to distinguish, one from the other.

I sold my last KT2A a couple of weeks ago. Sold another KT2A a year ago and also sold two KTEQP's recently. All originally bought around 2018. They are all fine and I liked them but I wasn't using them. The plan was to do hybrid mixing but that's just a recall nightmare. Have kept a KT76.