The bass boost? truly an awful (for me) design feature/fault. Does have some good features for the money though. Floor standers, Death Metal, and a sprout, a marriage to torture the ears, lol........
Have you heard the Sprout100?
I'm just starting to review the PS Audio Sprout100, and the first 24 hours has been incredible. Onboard DAC is of PS Audio quality, no comparison to external DAC coming in via analog inputs. Scott McGowan has solved issues with USB as source. No digital Coax, just toslink. ICEedge technology is sweet.