quality!

awesome sound, great ease of use in the fray of a session and unique feature in the variable HPF. did i mention the sound is hi-fi silky awesomeness? built like a tank, looks killer and made in the USA. oh, and the price is pretty amazing considering THE SOUND.

Best in Class, competes in classes above

The Trident A-range sound is particular but it stacks very well. I use it almost exclusively and never have a problem with stacking. It's not the least-colored sounding pre in the world but the coloration it does add is pleasant and musical.

It's on-par but a different flavor with the higher end stuff like Avalon and UA at a much more reasonable price tag. For Bass DI, it hands down defeats most other preamps in all price ranges.

I was pleasantly surprised that it is built in the USA.

It sounds like the old Trident Boards. Personally, I recommend this for any board-less studio to really add a good sound. If you're looking for a surgical preamp for classical/acoustic jazz recording, it's not the way to go but this is the champ for popular styles of music.

The variable high pass filter is a bit of a gimmick but highly useful at times. I love the fact that the non-DI inputs are in the back, I wired it into my patchbay.

It's got tons of Gain and does well with an SM7B which is a challenge for most preamps. Ribbons have the same issue unless they're the real cheap kind.

If you have a lot of high end pres, it's a good old-school flavor and if you're using cheap stuff, it's a must-buy.

Pros: Great Value. Fantastic Sound. Easy to Use. No Warm Up time. Clean setup once it's integrated, no cable mess.

Cons: My power supply was dead when it came in but Sweetwater fixed that right away. You need to do a long-term wiring setup due to inputs being in the back. Not Surgical sounding but not genre-specific either.

Conclusion: If you have the money, you should buy this.

Excellent One!

I was searching for a dual channel pre-amp at first, and my attention was turned to this baby right here! Sound is so silky, so warm, and so detailed for the price. I recommend it over several pieces in its price range, and probably some over its range!
Great piece.

Pleasing distortion when pushed!

This has been my main preamp for vocals and acoustics for the last year. I love it! When I first tested the Mic Pre One out, I noticed some noise with large amounts of gain. I contacted Daking and they sent me instructions to mod the pre which I felt comfortable doing. Now this preamp blows everything out of the water. I love pushing the gain up so it distorts. Great pre for a SM7b or TLM 103. It's definitely got some attitude.

Daking mic pre one

Great mic pre for home / project studio.......mainly using for vocal with TLM -103 and U-67.
My first purchased from Sweetwater.....great support from my sales engineer and faster service, will purchase another studio gear soon.

Nice preamp

I bought this for voiceover work after using a cheap preamp for many years now. It's got a warmer tone and the waveforms actually look "beefier". The high pass filter allows me to be able to turn up the gain and not have ambient noise make little dots on my recording file (a dealbreaker for editing). Best of all, when I had a question and called the company, I spoke with the owner! Also good - it's made in the USA (I believe).