With all due respect, as good as it gets is a little high praise. Don't get me wrong I love Schiit gear, owned the Valhalla, the Asgard 2 and still own the Gungnir, but the A2 is not as good as it gets. At the price point it is a very good headphone amplifier and it is difficult to not see the excellent price/performance value it brings to the table. However, I sold mine soon after as I needed more capability and drive for my 560. The A2 was good, but as much as I love Schiit gear, and I do, the Yulong A18 I replaced the A2 with is certainly a more capable amplifier pretty much across the board. My Auditor was also another solid state amp that was clearly a better performer than the A2 as well across the board. That said, these are subjective view points and I would never for a moment say that the A2 isn't a great amp at a very good price, but it is not as good as it gets.