@goodkeys So I got the DA-8. I'm thoroughly impressed by this thing. The very first thing I noticed was the lack of noise/hiss coming out of my speakers when nothing is playing. There's nothing at all. It's fantastic by comparison. Then, I forgot this thing has EQ built in and it's quite tasteful in my opinion if you feel like using it. The volume control is digital (NJRC NJW1194) and while I ordinarily shy away from digital volume control, this one seems to be very good, subjectively speaking. I hear no distortion whatsoever, and there's definitely an improvement in instrument separation compared to my SA98e. The volume pot is very different than what I'm used to but I like it. It's a very light touch to rotate, but there's some physical feedback (along with the digital volume indicator) to show that you're hitting the next volume step. I like it. I think that at the very high end, this amp may be not enough for my Q150's, but to be honest, that's not what these speakers are for anyway. I use them as desktop speakers so from 0-60 I sit between 30-38 max depending on the content. I would love to know what the real measurements are for this device because I'm thoroughly impressed by it from a subjective perspective. Sorry that I'm not delving much into sound characteristics. I'm not that good at that yet. If anyone has any questions about the DA-8 that I can provide, I'll happily do so.
Oh I also forgot to mention that the A, B, C functions on the remote that comes with the DA-8 are designed for the stack SMSL designed. So A is for the DA-8, C is for the SU-8 (which I'm using), and B would be for the SH-8. So by default all remotes work with all 3 devices out of the box. I realized this when I picked up my SU-8 remote and pointed it at the DA-8 and it worked. Cool stuff.