I see these from time to time & never heard one but they look like a decent pre-amp for cheap money. What are everyones thoughts on them? I picked one up brand new off e-bay & plan on running it for a month or two, I figure I can always sell it if I don't like it. How would you describe it's sound?I have heard the older MP described as "dark" sounding but no word on the Mix Pre, I guess they are the same unit without the MS. I like the size & feature set plus the fact that they are transformer based. Also looks like I will get decent life with internal batteries if I run 15v for phantom.