OK John, I’m getting the sense that you don’t like this little Amp. But tell us what you really think?What's astonishing exactly? A chip amp, in a tiny aluminium can, with an off-the-shelf SMPS. I don't see anything remotely astonishing about it. Personally, I think it's way overpriced for what it is (or isn't)
How grown men can get excited about an "amplifier" lacking pretty much everything that makes an amplifier remotely useful is beyond me.
One set of speakers- not switchable
No headphone socket
No tone controls
No filters
No loudness
No tone defeat
No signal routing options
No processor loops
No remote control
No muting
No phono stage
Only two inputs- LOL what a joke.
All of these things (except remote) were standard on ~USD$100 integrated amplifiers in the 70s/80s/90s and into the 2000s.
For someone on a budget and looking for an affordable amp for a small two channel setup it does have some value here. No Remote is a big miss. But every little feature adds cost. To achieve your list above can you offer any alternative amp(s) with similar performance but all these features for a Buck Fifty? I know you know what you’re talking about and it would be interesting to see what you have in mind that compares but has more of these features you list.