Oh, people can break ANYTHING.
I’ve seen people plugging wires/cables to their AVP from their amps while the amps were powered on. And end up having to send their Marantz in for repair.
Bryston started out as a medical device manufacturer also.
So Bryston might have inspired the Masimo guy.
But like you said, SU was way too much to handle.
If SU were just B&W speakers and Classe Amps, Masimo might have succeeded. Who knows.