Astonishing piece of junk? Umm.. ok. 

maybe it needs to be RMA'd?

haha succint review indeed.

Completely and utterly disagree with this "review" as the Deckard is a decent DAC/amp at an affordable price point. Anybody interested in acquiring a Deckard should ignore this trolling and read the relevant thread here, as there are lots of satisfied head-fiers that own Deckards.   

There may be a lot of satisfied headfiers.I am not arguing with you on that.That's why I clearly mentioned in the beginning to try it before you buy it.Deckard is below average!

I would honestly suggest that you return your unit for inspection as it sounds as though it's faulty. I've heard a number of Deckard's using various headphones and for it's price it excels sonically.