I originally searched for similar threads but didn't find an answer, just one very short thread that mentioned the miniDSP unit. I chose an SMSL thread because 1) I own an SMSL M300 DAC that works quite well and was $300, 2) SMSL makes a lot of good, cheap stuff, 3) the DO200 is one of their units most recently reviewed by Amir, 4) SMSL is the company that makes the most DAC/AMP's that include the subwoofer outputs, demonstrating that it is well within their ability. For the record i didn't actually originally pose it as a con, simply pointed out, "why not?"