Looking for a new mic pre -- any experience with these?

TwilightOdyssey

Darkness on the edge of Tone
I'm looking for a decent two-channel mic preamplifier which will be used for drum overheads in the first instance, and then for adding another character to my recordings besides the SSL.

Budget: $1-1.5k

An engineer friend of mine recommended Great River, but at $2200, I can't make the stretch.

Does anyone have any experience with the following, or can you make a recommendation based on first-hand experience, for something comparable?

The preamps I'm looking at are:

ARSENAL AUDIO R20

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BUZZ AUDIO SA1.1

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MERCURY RECORDING AM16

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MERCURY RECORDING GRAND PRE

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