Douk Audio VU22 Dual Analog VU Meter Display DB Panel MIC+LINE Sound Level Meter (Black)

Douk audio makes some really nice products. I'm using this between a WiiM Ultra and my Studio Monitors. I'm not a music producer I just enjoy the needles moving as a throwback to earlier days. They seem accurate to me. The display is very customizable with many colors and ranges of brightness. Some reviewers have mentioned a hum and/or noise but that may be because of placement or lower quality cables. I'm using Monoprice Premium cables (Very reasonably priced) for my run and there is no noise whatsover. It's very nicely constructed and the display is gorgeous. It's really eye candy, but it's NICE eye candy! One minor item to note is that the button on the back to select line in or MIC is somehow reversed on mine. MIC=Line In and Line In=MIC. I don't know how this got past quality control and I'm a little disappointed but besides that all is good.

I understand that Amazon reviews can sometimes be unreliable, so please take this review with a grain of salt. First and foremost, this product doesn't provide any sound enhancements; its sole purpose is aesthetic. I personally wanted to reminisce about my teenage years, and this device fulfills that nostalgia brilliantly. It's a beautifully crafted, sturdy device that serves its intended purpose well. The Gain, Light, and Color settings are just perfect. However, I must admit that the instructions could use some improvement, but nothing in life is perfect. I connected this device to my Yamaha Amp via its output connection, and it worked like magic. I absolutely adore this thing!

Mostly a decoration but it functions properly. The build quality is very good. It truly monitors both channels independently. Looks very good on my desk with my mini tube amp. I marked down by 1 star because of the display color change method is tedious to get it to display a proper color/level on the gauge faces, this did not work as easily as the instructions made it out to be.

I don't know about you, but I miss meter bridges. This brings a sense of instant instrumentation that segmented LED meters can't match. Great for recordists!

Seems solid built. Serves no purpose other than eye candy. But fun.

it does just exactly what it’s supposed to do! Nothing really worthwhile. That’s what makes it so fascinating. It’s great to move around to different places. It’s built like a tank.

Works great, VU's meters look great.

This is the most useless piece of tech I have ever purchased, and I want another one. It does nothing but move needles on a dial with colored lights. I don't even have it plugged into anything. It just listens to the room and the needles move to music, or any noise that my body is capable of generating. There are buttons and knobs that you can twist to do really useless things like change the color of the lights. This makes me feel like I know what I'm doing and can understand the readings on the dials... which I can't. People see this device and assume I'm a knowledgeable audiophile. I am not, but the illusion persists because of the glowing dials. The VU22 feels solid and built to last. I can't wait to play with it after work. I miss it, and I think it's mutual. You need one of these. Maybe two in case one gets lonely.

Does what it says. Looks cool.

Stylish. Feature rich. Works excellently.

Great product highly recommend

Very high quality all metal casing, has good input selection and the variable colours and brightness options are a bonus, looks great with my vintage audio setup and is very responsive. Everyone comments on it when they see it, perfect addiction for an audiophile.

They included a microphone on it . You don’t have to connect to a line out . If you want you can connect the output of any stereo component … and there is an output on the device to connect to the amp . Also ,It’s not a cheap connection or bad if you want to plug it in your amp .