What can I say? I like this little thing. I'm a DJ but I don't rock 2 turntables and a mixer anymore. Instead, I sold off one of my precious 1200s and kept the other one for ripping vinyl. That's why I needed a preamp. I picked this one, along with a few others, figuring to audition each one then keep my favorite. This one arrived first, sounds great, and is made in the USA so I didn't even bother auditioning the rest. The volume is nice and loud and I can even run it through my DJ controller's auxiliary input with plenty of volume (probably due more to the trusty Shure M44-7 cartridge that I use). Though it's all subjective, I noticed more definition through the whole spectrum of sound while using this device, as compared to running my 1200 through a Pioneer DJM-450 phono input. I'm half tempted to re-rip my vinyl collection all over again after auditioning this little preamp. Is it audiophile-grade? No, but it's more than good enough for my needs and would have to be better than any built-in preamp in any of the modern turntables available, or even most sub $1500 DJ mixers.