Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
Yup. Everything you say is true.For a mifi setup, it's just great. It's pretty versatile, it will be good for jazz, classical and pop. Maybe not as good for metal and heavy stuff, never tried. If you own an excellent ddc, you'll be amazed by the clarity, when used as a dac (you then do not need the upgraded version, it's just worth it through usb) . It's a solid value.
From day-1 I used my R2R-11 MK2 with an SPDIF converter (Musical Fidelity V-Link 24/192) & digital coax cable in my side-system (headphones only). Had AGD add a second RCA output pair on my unit, which lets me run 2 different headphone amps at the same time (Monoprice/Monolith Liquid Gold X; and Cavalli Liquid Carbon v2). It's a solid dependable sound overall. I like switching my headphohne from this amp to that one when the spirit moves me...it's fun.
One thing I keep meaning to do is try this out w/my DDC & better coax cable (they're in the main system). Part of the reason I never seem to get around to that is that the sound "as is" is quite enjoyable.