I have some issues with Schiit's accounting. First, that much DC is simply unacceptable, even when removing power from an amp. Amps don't just lose power becau

I have some issues with Schiit's accounting. First, that much DC is simply unacceptable, even when removing power from an amp. Amps don't just lose power because they're deliberately turned off. Sometimes people trip over a cord. Sometimes, a circuit breaker trips. Sometimes, the power goes out. Sometimes, batteries die. None of this circumstances should endanger downstream equipment. Second, the fix is extremely simple. As Schiit admitted, it took less than a day to develop and ship boards without this issue. There is only one reason why a company would sell a device with this problem: incompetence. If they'd cop to screwing up, I'd respect them. Instead, they dissemble and equivocate. Third, so what if their own experiment didn't manage to destroy a pair of expensive headphones? "I can't reproduce this failure." doesn't mean, "This failure can never happen." The headphones only survived because they were designed with extremely robust safety factors. Even then, it's quite likely that Schiit's amp damaged the headphones. 1-2V of DC is way out of spec and has –in some cases– damaged and destroyed equipment. There is video of Schiit's amp distorting headphone drivers. That's crazy. No equipment should be doing that. Fourth, "other audiophile gear also does it" is not a valid excuse. As NwAvGuy has shown, Sturgeon's law[1] applies to this stuff. Just because there's lots of terrible gear out there, that doesn't mean it's OK to produce more terrible gear. After reading Schiit's accounting, I'm certain they lack the engineering knowledge to build safe, effective audio equipment. I think their intentions are good, but there's simply no excusing such a glaring oversight. In my book, Schiit is an anti-brand. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law