This is my first interface, so I can't compare but still few words about it.
Some say cheap plastic, well to me not that cheap, overall quality is ok.
Sound quality is quite good to my ears too. I was going to by Solo model but 2 combo line/instr inputs of Duo made me change my mind and what I find really useful is a two separate knobs for monitors and headphones which Solo does not have, so if you want to play at night you just turn monitors off and headphones on with one move of the hand cause their location on the top is handy. What is not is that usb and monitor outputs are at the back and instruments and headphones are at the front so i just can't locate it on my table where i want it to be because of all that wires going different directions. However, the majority of interfaces are the same so i guess I am not allowed to complain.
Btw knobs are wobbling but you still can rotate it as precise as you need. Some also complained that at high levels the gain goes exponentially. My guitar start to clip at about 7 and i did not have issues with adjusting it and definitely there is enough more gain left.
The driver is available at manufacturers website and it could not be simplier, just 2 options of sample rate Khz and a buffer size slider. You will also get some free plugins which you will never use. My Duo works good only directly plugged in usb in of a pc but the quality drops if I plug it through a hub with DAW controllers, please bear it in mind if your limited in USB ins.
Imo good choice to have it as your first interface.
