Mike.
a few months back i posted on these pg forums a detailed review/
first evo impressions. initially i TOO was sceptical bout the smartgain feature. but i have to say it IS rather clever.
(and hasnt driven me nuts yet lol).
i set it once , and havent had to worry bout my levels since.
i particularly have to be carefull as my voice can be very powerfull.
(we had no mics when i was a choirboy lol, one belted it out.lol.). i have to control it.

frankly at this budget level i think all the interfaces a user can do decent songs with. lets face it , cos of the net, if a product dont cut the mustard, word gets around fast.
anyway i cant really justify a 1k interface for the crazy silly songs i enjoy doing.
my dear wife urged me to get the RME for example, but i thought with all the obsolescence these days i would give audient a go.
and so far i'm not disappointed. evo is doing all that i ask of it.
fyi it comes in a box with a simple card. which made evo so easy to set up eg the smartgain feature.
and as i know your concern re support. i needed clarification on a couple of q's, and comsidering it was xmas , audient responded well.

overall i like the mic pre's and very low noise, and the drivers , and, as julian K pointed out its tops in dynamic range.
i also like the hphone output power.
my rateing "for what it is for the price" 9/10.

mike. ive recorded in high end studios, so i have a decent idea
what high end sounds like. thus i have to say evo acquits itself well. ive also learnt many lessons in that process of being in big studios. one being , "sometimes" a cheaper piece of gear can do a better job than a very expensive piece.
for example once i'm in a big studio , and the engineer throws up a well known several thousand dollar mic. my vocs just werent cutting it, i knew it and he knew it; we think cos i was very nervous around this very pricey piece of mic kit.
so i said to him "you got some mic you dont care bout that i can use and go crazy with ?"
and then a rare magic trak happened lol. probably because i was more relaxed.
he told me after the session over coffee, they have to use certain mics as certain high end clients expect it.

however even mics are undergoing tech change at the budget level.
sometime check out mike , the 35 buk isk pearl mic on vocs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTI1NKbMdIk
and on piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4-Al3Xm_9I

best
oldmuso

New Song "PRETTY GIRL" for my wife...Dec 2023
(my vocs....mixed for good earbuds.)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs/prettygirlrbfinalcalfsongsdec2023mp3
(and rock song THE STALLION and bluegrass song... BANKER MAN....90 songs useing bb/rb.)