Hey soundpurist-- I actually just sold my 20/20. I tried using it with the Rec Pre for about a year. It was great for everything except low end and higher volume. The 20/20 is plenty loud, but it lacks headroom no matter what tubes you put in it. The cleans are absolutely amazing and it's great for soloing, but metal rhythm sounds weak even with an EQ pedal once you get up to drummer volume-- how loud did you try it?
It *might* work for you... if you can buy one used, cool, but definitely try it w/ a drummer as soon as you can so you know if it will work at the volumes you need it to!
I'm running my Rec Pre through my Mk III power section now for some jams... I am not sure if I will gig like that because when I rack the Rec Pre, the MkIII, and the power conditioner it's a 100-pound rack.
