The Black Gate production has stopped in 2006, after 18 years of availability. The capacitors were manufactured by Rubycon under license for Jelmax Co.Ltd. Jelmax Co.Ltd. has closed its doors in August 2007 after selling all their remaining stock.

The only stocks of Black Gate that will remain available will be those held the retail distributors. This is your last chance to acquire the best electrolytic caps ever made !

New Bastanis loudspeaker. Read the review

My statement above is related to my personal preferences. There are some who do not care for soundstage and imaging. I do. I crave atmosphere and emotion. Without question Atlas deliver a tremendous 3-D image both with CD and vinyl. Add to this bass that can be delicate or truly thunderous, as required, you also have a totally believable mid-range plus a top-end of crystal clarity. Dynamics can scare you half-to-death. These loudspeakers will suit those who value SET amplifiers – BIGTIME! They have an advantage over horns of having a total absence of "horn shout".

We also received new Oyaide SHUKO, IEC connectors and bulk powercords, and some nice ebony wooden knobs to go with our attenuators

Two more (glowing) reviews about the Bastanis Prometheus MKII loudspeakers

• enjoythemusic.com

If Prometheus will fit with your living environment then I wholeheartedly recommend them. If they don't fit in your environment or with your marriage then still buy them and fix the problem. They are that good.

• dagogo.com

Sonically however, the Bastanis Prometheus loudspeakers are wonderful. They engage the whole room. They create a huge soundstage. They are full-frequency. They are easy to set up. They have texture, detail, and air. They are musical and tuneful. They play very loud and very soft… and still manage to keep tons of detail, resolution, dynamic range and full-frequency even at low-medium volume levels. Horns sound like horns, synths sound like synths, synth-horns sound like synth-horns. Drums have an incredible illusion of real kits, right there, at the end of my room.

In our opinion this d/a converter is the new reference in its price category.

We compared it to some very expensive other d/a converters. (Audio Note and Accuphase) The AudioNemesis does sound different but on a musical level it reached the same high level.
Compared to more normal priced CD-players the AudioNemesis adds colour and energy to the sound and reduces the "the digital "stress". In short: The AudioNemesis DC-1 is all about music.

ALLNIC AUDIO has developed and patented one of the most innovative products of this year, the Absorb-GEL™ Vacuum Tube Damper.

This product will be also available through selected retailers.

At this moment we are still working on the site, so expect a few pages which "are under construction"

The last few months we have been listening to the DIY Prometheus loudspeakers and we are convinced that this loudspeaker could be the end of a long search.
The Prometheus is an open baffle design with a non-filtered fullrange driver which covers the 100Hz - 10kHz range. The very low frequencies are covered by two active subwoofers. This together gives a loudspeaker with an 100dB efficiency and an easy 8 Ohm impedance. The Prometheus is a speaker that can play with grace and at the same time with absolute authority

In the january- issue of Stereophile (USA, biggest hifi- magazine worldwide) there is a short report of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and the Prometheus were named for the best sound at the show!!
Imagine that from a magazine that does not ever review DIY products.

Some of these new products really impressed us. (following a very short list of some of our impressions)

Try the new WBT nextgen socket as in- and output socket between your transport and DAC, the improvement will be greater as adding a new digital interlink.