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Commenters repeatedly asked for an actual listening review since the presentation leaned heavily on marketing claims and technical specs without confirming real-world sound quality, leaving skepticism about whether performance matches the hype.

@raphaelmeillat8527

Always fun to get educated through this marketing BS walk-through! Still, I would love to know how this unit actually sounds. To me that's all that matters.launch

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October 10, 2023

@yttean98

You should review it not just making fun of it, and if it doesn't sound any good or up to your expectations and price to match at least you are justified in making fun of it.launch

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October 2, 2023

@thanawitsagulthang6471

I appreciate your insightful analysis on smsl unit. But it would be nice if you have a follow up video listening impression of the unit to see whether the sound align with your prediction.launch

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September 30, 2023

@JoseFerreira-zb7wh

Why all this negativity even before you get your hands on the product? Based on probabilities and marketing bs?launch

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September 30, 2023

Several viewers felt the amp is overpriced, joking it's an irresponsible 'competition dragster' rather than a practical listening amp, and said the price would need to be halved to be worth buying, especially as a stack with the matching DAC.

@nyquist5190

Headphone amps are pretty much a done deal, a solved problem. This is quite overpriced for what it is. Then again so are amps half the cost of this.launch

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May 25, 2024

@divinecurrent9053

I actually would buy this because of the cool look. But before I even consider it, the price needs to be cut in half. No way it’s worth $1k alone or 2k for the DAC/amp stack.launch

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November 12, 2023

@PeterHas

This amp just makes me think of that quote “Show me the incentive, and I will show you the outcome.” It’s like they’ve built a dragster, a competition winning machine. Almost feels irresponsible to sell it, as it’s clearly not designed for normal listening. But I appreciate it as a joke product, even if it’s a bit expensive as a joke.launch

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September 29, 2023

Multiple commenters criticized the control layout as an 'ergonomic trainwreck,' joking the volume knob might as well be on the back, reflecting frustration with how switches and controls are positioned for regular use.

@Tacet137

Other than the ergonomic trainwreck I see nothing wrong with this amp, good SMPS is obviously far superior to linear power supply, biasing here is interesting I wonder if it will overheat when pushed. Also looks like you called schiit and all of industry dishonest since almost everyone publishes their thd numbers as best case scenario at full power before clipping, at least in headphone space.launch

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October 21, 2023

@Seiserism

they may as well have put the volume knob in the backlaunch

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September 30, 2023

A commenter pointed out the amp lacks any remote control, calling this omission the 'worst part' of the product given its price and feature set.

@petermartin9494

Great analysis, but you forgot the worst part. IT DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE! What a miserable turd of a product.launch

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October 16, 2023

One commenter who disliked the sound of the related H300 expected this unit to sound similar due to its high op-amp count, preferring another SMSL model's sound instead.

@ancientalien815

I didn't much care for the sound of the H300. I imagine this will sound similar with its hi op amp count. I liked the sound of the HO100 much more than the H300 on pretty much everything.launch

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October 20, 2023

A commenter questioned whether the amp's aggressive biasing design might cause overheating when pushed hard, raising reliability concerns.

@Tacet137

Other than the ergonomic trainwreck I see nothing wrong with this amp, good SMPS is obviously far superior to linear power supply, biasing here is interesting I wonder if it will overheat when pushed. Also looks like you called schiit and all of industry dishonest since almost everyone publishes their thd numbers as best case scenario at full power before clipping, at least in headphone space.launch

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October 21, 2023

A commenter joked that with 99 op-amps that aren't user-removable, the amp misses a chance to be an ultimate op-amp rolling platform, framing the high count as more of a marketing gimmick than a practical feature.

@Space_Jank

If they had made those 99 opamps removable could have been the endgame in opamp rolling, all for 999! 😂launch

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September 30, 2023