The AMR dac is the single best DAC I have yet experienced. For ANYONE to say it sounded rotten kinda surprises me. Now I will say this, if in Teajay's post he is speaking of the system I think he is, there are a few things that should probably have been disclosed. New speakers ("read" no where near broken in) and if not then the interim entry level Zu speakers may have still been present (not the last word in detail). Relatively new amps which I set up, read NOT BROKEN if in fact they are still in the system. New tube based preamp NOT BROKEN IN (if still in the system). I am just saying that to state that a dac which reviewers and individuals have raved over sounds "rotten" with so many other variables is pretty strong stuff. I have an AMR DP 777 as I sold my Metrum Octave and MSB Power Dac after it had about 500 hours on it. It is a spectacular music making machine and got my vote over my former Bidat with Plus mod and obviously any other dac I have yet heard.
I know we all have our own tastes but dang!!! My ears must be bad LOL!!!! got to go to the ear specialist now!
I know we all have our own tastes but dang!!! My ears must be bad LOL!!!! got to go to the ear specialist now!