It is hard to imagine how an otherwise very well-built unit could have such a fundamental design flaw, yet it does.

The battery door is threaded as well as the unit, so you have to tightly hold the battery door down while screwing the thumbscrew in or the battery door will be loose until you unscrew the

Too bad, as this would be a great unit for DSLR video shooters who need to phantom power condenser mics

I've been using this unit for years to connect guitars to Garageband and it works flawlessly.

If you're very budget strapped, consider this a 4-star review--I'd gladly suffer through the problems for the cost if I couldn't afford a better unit.

If you're very budget strapped, consider this a 4-star review--I'd gladly suffer through the problems for the cost if I couldn't afford a better unit.

I have used my unit for voiceovers with condenser mics as well as my shure sm57

The USB line in is plug & play, the unit is noise-free, and the clean gain it adds to my condenser mics makes for clear recordings with little to no room noise, even without ideal sound isolation.

It is hard to imagine how an otherwise very well-built unit could have such a fundamental design flaw, yet it does.

here is my video review of the unit[...]its a handy little unit because it will work stand alone as a mic + phantom power preamp to send line level out

This is inconvenient and makes the unit look ugly, since the battery is always sticking out...because if I push it in, well, that's just not an option

I sent the unit back and asked the dealer to try a second unit, hoping that the unit I purchased was defective

I don't believe that the unit itself adds any significant distortion to the sound, and you will essentially be limited only by the quality of your microphones

Once you figure it out, however, it is a great unit.

The USB line in is plug & play, the unit is noise-free, and the clean gain it adds to my condenser mics makes for clear recordings with little to no room noise, even without ideal sound isolation.

The USB line in is plug & play, the unit is noise-free, and the clean gain it adds to my condenser mics makes for clear recordings with little to no room noise, even without ideal sound isolation.