Can you guys tell me what's WRONG with D Self's designs in a technical sense ? (aside from the use of overall feedback, which can work quite well IF executed properly)Could it be that someone who BUILDS his designs on breadboard, or makes a PCB himself, NOT being aware of proper layout could F-up the design in such a way that it sounds bad ? Is that the designers (D.Self's) fault and does it make him someone that has no clue about audio ?The O2 design is just a simple C'Moy with the output stage doubled.Could the PCB layout be improved ? yes Would it have sounded better ? unlikely... it's just a C'moy.So in the end the famous O2 is basically a simple C'Moy with a bit more power.Is it arguably the 'end all amp' even though he claimed it was ?Nope... it's just another C'Moy and that's all what you can expect of it.Thousands of people love it to death... just not some guys here.
Still, I don't think that some, well laid-out, D-Self designs can't sound good just because he is a 'know it all'.