I just purchased a Larrivee D-03 silverwood and it sounds so good, I wanted a pickup that would not color my tone in any way but faithfully reproduce my guitars acoustic sound so I chose the k&K pure western mini. Great pickup. hands down. In order to get the most out of your pickup or any pickup I would recommend the K&K pure xlr preamp very flexible but simple. Dave at Guitar Adoptions recommended it all along but I went ahead and bought a LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI. Don't get me wrong LR Baggs is great but when you are using a superior pickup like a k&K make sure and use the pure xlr preamp it sounds amazing. I have tried the LR Baggs Para DI and I was unhappy but now I am completely satisfied and amazed at the sounds that this preamp has coming out of it. From now on when it comes to acoustic pickups/preamps I am k&K all the way.