Samson CQue8 4-Channel Headphone Amplifier

Feature:
This is a pretty bear bones peace of equipment. The meters help keep things at a realistic level and clean. I would say loose the shape button and the inject. A -db button set to 60%+ - would be useful.

Quality:
I give it no bad marks on construction.

Value:
The price is good. I only compare apples to apples.

Desirability:
SEX! APPEAL! I was really serious about this review before this question.

Sound:
I find the product stable. The sound is clear. For studio work it is a little to smooth not crisp, a little EQ helps. A $99 box is not where I would look for a specific sound. This device is a tool and it is only as good as the user, it gets the job done for me. I find it not load enough for live sound with out isolation headphones. When using this equipment master volume should never exceed 80% on all outputs in the stream. I listen through a pair of AKG K702s or my Shure SCL4s Phil D. Studio owner.

Ease of Use:
This unit is pretty simple. If there is more then one jack and it can be made very complex.

Support:
I give them a 10 for not needing to call. Is great customer service great, if you need to call them every time you turn your equipment on.

Overall:
I will use it until it dies or become obsolete. I will always review my options when spending my money. I like that it works every time I turn it on, every time. I do not like the shape feature.

Feature:
lots of ins and outs on front and backside.

Quality:
crappy pots! my main volume pot crackles like a biatch and the sound will 'distort' every so often, requiring me to tug on the main pot to get it to go back to normal. this is VERY inconvenient as i'm using this for a drummer who is playing to a click. in the middle of a song, the sound might suddnely distort and he'd have to either suffer through hearing loss or interrupt his flow and try and fix the amp. gotta try and get this thing serviced, i guess..

Value:
its cheap, and has a pretty good feature set. but right now, the questionable quality would make me hesitate.

Sound:
sounds okay. the special eq curve thing is of very limited use, as it boosts certain fixed frequencies. might work on one song then not the next.

Support:
well, calling the company was absolutely useless-- couldn't get a live person on the phone. got an email response after abt 2 days, and they gave me rma/service info. i've yet to contact, but it just sucks when your gear breaks down, dont it?