Contrary to some reviews I think it's plenty loud, and I do like the wood-block sound. HOWEVER, what I failed to notice before purchase was that it skips numbers. In the slowest speed (largo) it allows you to chose times by 2. For example, it goes from 42 to 44 then to 46, etc. In Larghetto it goes up by three (from 60 to 63 then 66). From Andante it begins to increase tempo by 4 beats per minute (from 80 to 84 then 88). In Allegro and Presto the beats per minute go up by 6, from 120 to 126 to 132. Thus, if you wanted to play a song at 128 bpm or 130 you would not be able to use this metronome. Might work for some players but not for me. Very bummed!I bought this to replace a digital metronome that I lost. I wish that I remembered the brand name of that one because it was very nice, and allowed me to set tempo to any speed I wanted, including odd tempos like 127 or 133.