In fairness, I haven't ever listened to one, so my judgement might be premature, but I read a LOT of DAP reviews and own Sony, Cowon and iBasso DAPs.
It appears to me, and a lot of others, that whilst undoubtedly making good products, you're paying a premium for the name. Similar to Apple...
In a nutshell, and without going into too much detail, they used every trick in the book to delay as long as possible a policy payout when my Mum died. Aside from adding more stress to an already upsetting situation, their purposeful delay could have had further ramifications.
Terrible company!
There's many on ethical grounds, but so many in fact that I often slip up in that regard. Shell and Sports Direct I find easist of all to boycott in the main from that long list. Amazon less so unfortunately.
So my final list is of companies that I've never ever bought from, and never will, for...