Hey man, For what it's worth I owned an ssl years ago, I also did mix with the masters with CLA using the original Waves ssl E, I Shot out Massive amounts of ssl style strips recently getting back into mixing and all in the box (Im moving to a burl summing setup soon) I found The mix Hub to be one of the best if not the best. Love it a lot.
The Uad stuff is good too followed by the ssl (Think ssl they nailed the top end G + stuff) Brainworx
Not a Fan Of the EV2 ?? Compared to the mix hub i find it flat.
Please take this as a grain of salt I'm Sure some people love the ev2 and people can kill it with it. I just didn't Like it as much as some others.