bass is well controlled

The slightly better construction probly tipped the scales and I chose to keep the Dayton, opting to have a noisier amp with better volume control

The case temperature only rises about 8° F above ambient when the amp is left idling, and the 7/8" diameter volume control knob feels better and allows finer control than some smaller plastic knobs found on audio interfaces

The only nice to have feature would have been a remote control but not necessary.