So you've heard the Audio-GD 11.32 NFB, Aune T1, and Geek Out 1000 to make such a comment? I actually also have a $50 amp (SMSL sAp II Pro) and a $50 DAC (HifimeDIY Sabre U2), and the Geek Out sounds light years ahead of it. Please do tell of this magical $40 DAC/Amp with a higher S/N ratio and lower measured distortion numbers please.
 
My question is, why are you salty? It's one thing to not like a product, but to insult it and downplay it without even hearing it first is pure ignorance.

40$ Dac/amp??? What's your point of reference?

Implementation of DAC chip makes a far bigger difference to SQ than the what chip is used.  According to your logic every DAC using the same chip would sound the same.

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What headphones where you using with the Geek?

I tried Jude's GO with my Nexus 7/UAPP/OTG setup at the NYC meet a few weeks ago but without additional power, it was no surprise that it didn't work with OTG power from the Nexus. 
 
I'm very disappointed to hear that even with the power issue resolved (separate power source per the review), there is still a problem.  I hope LH and/or Danba are working on this.

"3D awesomifier" is a marketing term used to describe their implementation of crossfeed and simulated surround. It is no different than how Apple says they use a "Retina" display.
 
The substance is there. You just need to actually listen to it to find out.

The DAC used is the new Sabre ES9018K2M

I think you made your point ag...
As this is a review section and you never actually heard the product,
Be a good sport and move your train of thought into a dedicated thread or something.
I'm more interested in finding out what people's impressions are after listening to this thing than reading the same "hyped, mystery, cheap dac chip, etc" message. I got it the first time.
Thanks

Do you know how the Geek Out 450 sounds in comparison? because go1000 is too much for the budget. I just wanted to hear some impressions of the LH GO 450. and if you could lend some feedbakc I would appreciate it.

450 is still overkill for many IEMs and many headphones. Unless you have very demanding headphones, the 450 is perfect.

Is the dac a very capable dac? and it would be used for a 250ohm headphone that is why I am concerned. I figured it would not be able to drive them well. Anyways How is the dac of the 450 compared to 1000?

The DAC is the same between models. It is an ESS9018KM2, and it brings out a lot of detail.
 
450 should still be fine. It handles up to 300ohm well.