My perception has been the exact opposite - a vitriolic witch-hunt by a small, but extremely vocal online, minority opposed to either:

a) the idea that anything should be copy protected and that ideas and artists should be compensated
b) the entire concept of either hi-res, or that DAC filters make a difference

The attacks were way out of proportion to any of the claims MQA made, or any perceived downsides, and were really nothing more than endless, incessant trolling which went unmoderated on particular forums whose owners or moderators tacitly shared those views.

Certain manufacturers who had a vested interest in preserving their own proprietary DAC tech definitely played into this, which didn’t help.

Good luck to Lenbrook. Sincerely.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502