Anyone using the Nomad Factory Analog Signature plug-ins?

...if so, how do they compare to, say, the UAD-1's Fairchild and Pultec? I'm in the middle of moving my studio so I can't download the demo's just yet, but if any of you have tried these I would love to hear your opinions.
It looks like there are three plug-ins in this bundle at the moment:
Limiting Amplifier LM-662: http://www.nomadfactory.com/products/analog_signature/lm662.html (Fairchild 670)
Program Equalizer EQP-4: http://www.nomadfactory.com/products/analog_signature/eqp4.html (Pultec)
Studio Channel SC-226: http://www.nomadfactory.com/products/analog_signature/sc226.html
I am mostly interested in a more native approach (as opposed to the UAD card[s]) since I'll be running a MacPro soon, and should have plenty of horsepower to run native plugs. I am quite aware of the superior quality of Universal Audio's plug-ins, and perhaps I'm answering my own question here, I just want to know if there is a less-expensive/non-hardware-dependent alternative to the UAD cards/plug-ins.
I'm not familiar with Nomad Factory or the quality of their plug-ins for that matter, so please excuse my naivety in their regard.
G4 MDD 1.25 GHz/2 GB RAM/20 Cinema Mac OS X (10.4.7) Logic Pro 7.2/Presonus Firebox

joel, i demo'd these and was most impressed and i use the sonalksis as well.
the nomad stuff is really warm with any muddiness. the sonalksis are similar.
i really liked the analog channel.
just used all of these on a project, mainly for drums/bass.
dfh was the kit, and i've never heard it sound better. warm, detailed lower mids.
everyone/clients here in my studio have commented positively.
they are at the top of by "to buy soon" list, along with eliosounds air eq, linplugs saxlab, ray-space, musiclabs real guitar, and TTD pluggo series incl: colortone pro, and hydratone, et al (these are fanastic tone shapers!!!)
a good freebee is digitalfishphones bundle, the blockfish compressor is great for a free AU.
re logics own that "i can't live without": gain, direction mixer, compressor, ad limiter, lpeq.

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Engineers seem to tilt in the direction of the PSP, but I think the Nomad stuff is just a little less well-known. Do any of you have direct experience with both plug-ins and can offer your opinions? I have posted similar questions on both the Nomad Factory and PSP forums, but I should have a less biased set of responses from this community, I would think.
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Well, I have spent a few hours demoing PSP Vintage Warmer and the Nomad Factory Analog Signature Pack. Here are my first impressions:
1) The Nomad interfaces do actually make more sense to me. I still have not figured out how to get to the back panel of the PSP VW yet, although I didn’t really “research” the issue much.
2) I found that the Nomad’s analog overdriven distortion sounded very realistic. I liked the EQs, both the stand-alone and the channel strip versions. I had a goofy drum machine patch that I looped and tried these plugs on, and the EQ found life and realism in the patch that I did not think was even there.
Having said all that, I was even more impressed with the PSP Vintage Warmer:
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4) Instead of modeling the buzziness of overdriven tubes, the PSP seems to do better at replicating the richer and more subtle warmth of tape saturation.
5) The PSP VW seemed to have a LOT more headroom and a LOT more depth. Things got analog fat in a hurry without tons of overdrive distortion break-up. I quickly tried it on other things, like vocals, rock guitars, B3, and bass, and found it to be extremely well-mannered, no matter what the input signal.
I can see how most fans of Vintage Warmer claim they use it on every track. You absolutely can’t screw the thing up, even if you have no real expertise in final mixing and mastering (like me), and if you actually DO have the knowledge and bat-ears to tweak this plug, I’m sure it delivers even more.
I still have more testing to do. My verdict is certainly not a final one, but right now my money (literally) might be on the PSP Vintage Warmer. I am using Logic, and the included EQ is great—I don’t need another, less “tweakable” one, even if it looks “vintage cool.” What I do need, however, is a plug that subtly saturates and warms the signal so that it sounds like I loaded a 2” tape 24-track Studer in a big-time expensive studio and tracked there. PSP’s Vintage Warmer nails that. With more study and experience, I might even be able to master with it, something I doubt could be done with the Analog Signature Pack.
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