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OT: Compressor/Limiter recommendations

I've got three places in my signal chain that could use compressors, and 
I'm
looking for advice on each of them.

(1) Directly off my electric guitar. Right now I'm using the DynaComp
simulation on the Line6 DM4 but I'm thinking about a dedicated compressor.
This is probably the least critical.

(2) Before my EDP. I'd like some protection from overloading the input into
the EDP coming off of my Mackie 1642. I haven't had a lot of trouble but 
I'm
also just keeping the levels moderately low. My priority on this one is
higher than the guitar case, but still much lower than the last...

(3) I need a compressor or better yet a compressor and an analog to SPDIF
digital converter to take the mix signal off my Mackier and feed it to my
DAT or my SP-808. Digital distortion stinks and I've been sacrificing
headroom by just keeping my levels low. I want to be able to set the
recording levels based on where I seem to be playing while knowing that if 
I
get louder the signal will get compressed/limited rather than clipped.

Item (3) is the most pressing need. I don't need fancy microphone preamps. 
I
don't need fancy mastering capabilities though I wouldn't mind them. What I
do need is something that will let me get from analog to digital without
digital distortion.

I've seen TC Electronic Triple*C's are becoming cheap. Would that be a good
choice? For that matter would the M*One work? Or would I simply be moving
the problem so that I'd be sending a lower level signal to the TC A-D
converter and then amplifying it digitally in the effects box?

Thanks.
Mark