![]() This is the breathtakingly expensive line SET amps, preamps, turntables, speakers and DAC's abound. Then there is Peter's Ultra-phile gear that receives loads of great press. Audio Note also offers reasonably affordable DAC, preamp, amp and speaker kits for those of us who are mechanically inclined. A friend of mine owns a pair of the AZ-2 speakers which give similarly priced contenders some serious pause for concern. It's a mid-priced suspended table which sounds great. Personally I own the TT-1 turntable and love it. The price, quality and selection of gear goes up from there. The Audio Note 'entry level' gear starts with the very affordable high(er) efficiency AX speakers at $400 a pair. Qvortrup has designed countless pieces of audio gear that satisfy the masses. To anybody that has followed the high-end market knows that the Audio Note reputation precedes itself. ![]() These guys don't need much if any introduction. One of the manufacturers that was there was David Cope showing the Audio Note line. Manufacturers of the likes of Bruce Edgar with his immortal Edgar Horn, Ron Welborne of Welborne Labs, John Wolff of Classic Audio Reproductions and his fabulous JBL Hartsfield reproductions, Klaus Bunge of Odyssey Audio, plus the countless others showed up for three days of (mostly) tube bliss. Granted, it was largely ignored by the 'big guys' like Krell and Levinson but it drew a tremendous amount of attention from the tube and high efficiency crowd. In turn, Mike single handedly organized what turned out to be one heck of a good show. Mikeīaker decided that the great Midwest had gone too long without having its own high-end audio show. G oing back a few years ago, I was covering the first Midwest Audio Fest that took place in Lima Ohio. ![]()
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