UPDATE: Turned on my board this morning and had this ungodly squealing coming from somewhere in my chain. That's when I noticed some sparking around the power jack of this pedal. Promptly disconnected and threw aside. Plugged everything back in. Signal is cleaner than before. I had issues with the assembly of this pedal from the start and probably should've shipped it back when I saw the output jack wasn't even lined up with the hole in the metal case. This caused the plug to sit at a funny angle that could cause the barrel of the plug to arc with the metal case. I'm guessing that happened today? Idk but I'm done with it. Was a fun experiment. Getting a Horizon Devices Clarity Compressor now instead. I also added a pic of the misaligned jack.I bought this compressor to try after Guns and Guitars glowing review of it. It's a pretty decent compressor, I'm happy with how it sounds, but I do have some issues with it how it's made.Maybe it's just mine but the jack for a power supply is not lined up with the hole in the casing so my power supply cable has to go in at an angle and doesn't sit correctly.The other issue I have is the text for the LEVEL and COMP knobs is black... and it's printed against a pretty deep blue which makes it hard to read in low light. That's a nitpick though and after using it pretty extensively in the studio for a few weeks I've memorized which knob is which.Otherwise, the pedal is pretty solidly built. It has a nice sturdy metal casing. The footswitch is the older style, loud click kind of switch--not the silent switch like you find on newer, pricier pedals like the Strobostomp. For my purposes in the studio it isn't an issue so I don't mind but I know that's an issue for some people.Overall I'm happy with it and will be keeping it on the board!