(which doesn't have active monitoring off of the preamp)
That thing has no line out at all" This way your monitoring what is going through the transformer as well as the folio's preamp. Better than nothing but a fair amount of extra gear to add for monitoring.
A Mic2496 user asked me what he could do to provide monitoring for a folk singer that he records routinely. Apparently they are friends and he goes over to the folk singer's residence to record.
I had this mixer at home not being used and so all I needed to do was to get two isolation transformer boxes and make up two short XLR cables. So it was a relatively cheap setup to put together.
I agree that it's more items, but it's still small enough to carry around in a briefcase, quite easy to setup, and the user has access to AC power. So it works in this situation.