Saint, you are right ALL the reviews are great in fact. I am a skeptical audiophile. I research my purchases well and am rarely disappointed but I just didn't expect the degree of improvement that I heard. For example I have heard some systems with some very expensive amplifiers and was never impressed with them. And they were easily 6-7 times the cost of the Modwright and well reviewed. But I have heard this particular amp in different set ups many times and it always sounds lifeless to me. The Modwright is truly wonderful.