@ethanhallbeyer Someone else can probably explain this better than I can, but the fact that there are so few electronics and that they are of better quality and more isolated in a unit like the LS100 is exactly what allows it to sound better.
There's so much stuff crammed into the typical AVP/AVR that you have issues with lower quality parts, interference, signals passing through printed circuit boards, etc. There are many compromises made in the goal of providing a huge range of features.
It's easy for me to switch back and forth between the Modwright and my Marantz AV8801 (a $4000 AVP when new) and hear the differences in sound quality. They are not subtle.
There's so much stuff crammed into the typical AVP/AVR that you have issues with lower quality parts, interference, signals passing through printed circuit boards, etc. There are many compromises made in the goal of providing a huge range of features.
It's easy for me to switch back and forth between the Modwright and my Marantz AV8801 (a $4000 AVP when new) and hear the differences in sound quality. They are not subtle.