I use this for a small home studio, to mix guitars, vocals, keyboards, etc, for recording. Built-quality seems sturdy, it's got an all-metal chassis, built-in power supply, XLR outs, etc. It has several useful features, such as being able to send some channels to different outputs, etc. All in all, I'm satisfied. Only downside is that the manual isn't very detailed or well-written if you're not already familiar with studio/mixer terminology (JPL, Aux, etc). It sounds fine. Mind you, this is my first mixer, so I don't have much point of reference, but I'm very satisfied with the product.