I'm new to this hobby, I was also attracted to the Sundara because of the many good reviews and positive word of mouth, but, I've now heard way too many horror stories about their quality control. I read that one shop stopped selling them because they lost faith after too many returns. They really need to tackle this. Personally, I like to spend my free time pursuing my hobbies, not the warranty department of a company that doesn't seem to be able to get its shit together. From what I've seen it SEEMS like you have a 50\50 chance of a lemon with Hifiman, perhaps that should be highwayman? Those odds just aren't good enough, at least for me...