Monicon : Feels surprisingly high-end

First impressions as this only arrived yesterday......

This is quite small but heavy. Way heavier than I expected. Connections feel like they are good quality. Mute and mono switches do their job and there is no clicking or any other unwanted sound when pressed. The rubber feet are grippy so it doesn't slide around. The metal work and wooden end-cheeks look and feel good.

The volume knob feels nice. Not loose, not tight, but comfortably in the middle. I would prefer a little tighter but that is not a criticism.

There is absolutely no hum, colouration or anything else that you don't want to hear. I haven't yet calibrated my speaker volume in order to use the entire range of the knob but just using the first 30% and teasing it up, I know it's good.

If you don't need the added features of other monitor controllers, don't let the low price trick you into thinking this one is low-end. My speakers are big ME Geithains and I don't think this controller is in any way a weak link.

I genuinely don't know how they can make this for so little money.