Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?

All DACs contain an analog amplifier stage, There are plenty of differences there. 

@lanx0003 my point seems to have been lost on you. The ASR review has nothing to do with my point. ASR reviews of Benchmark and Topping dacs are stellar, but they sound bad to my ears and in my system. This supports my point all the more.

I am talking about subjectivity being a reality with Audiophiles while you introduce only objectivity? 

Well, the 49c dac in consumer electronics isn’t much of a quality piece.

But if you speak of DACs made for the audio enthusiast, there probably isn’t a bad one, but there are some that are much, much better.

Jerry

PS  ASR...LOL

I agree there is probably no “bad” dac for audio enthusiasts in general.