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Welcome to Virtue Audio®! Through superior value and unmatched sonics, Virtue is encouraging music lovers everywhere to become audiophiles. Everything you buy from Virtue is backed by a 2 year parts and labor warranty as well as 30-day money-back guarantee (see HELP for more details). So go ahead! Buy a gorgeous amp that you'll never want to turn off. And don’t be ashamed! We’re all Audiophiles here.
6-14-2009 Virtue Welcomes COEM audio!
Virtue welcomes COEM Audio, one of the premier online dealers in Australia/New Zealand. Welcome aboard!
6-15-2009 6Moon's David Kan puts us through our paces!
Oh, behave! Nobody writes as well as David. Read his review here. David, you are amazing and we are gushing over your photographs as well!
6-10-2009 Partner products page created!
In honor of some terrific partners, we've created a new section of the website that features their products. Welcome to the audiophile community. Spread the love!
6-10-2009 Visit us on AudioCircle!
We will soon have an english-speaking forum on AudioCircle! Please pay us a visit.
6-10-2009 We have a Facebook fan site!
One of our favorite customers created a Facebook fan site for us! Become a fan!
5-28-2009 Goldfine is SO FINE!
There are reviewers and there are reviewers. Adam Goldfine met us at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest last October and blessed us again with his presence at CES. Professionally, he's is a movie cinematographer (please go out and see Adam's latest film, The Graves) and teacher. A Renaissance man, Adam demonstrates his love of music, beautiful and expensive speakers, and the Virtue ONE, in this latest issue of Positive Feedback. We love the review and love the photos - Adam, you're a pro. Check out this review by Adam Goldfine for Positive Feedback!.
5-28-2009 We're on Wikipedia now!
A very special Virtue customer started a Wikipedia entry for Virtue Audio. Check it out here and keep the good vibes flowing! Thank you Guy!
5-13-2009 Virtue thanks Nelson and Sasha, Positive Feedback!
We love it when customers throw out their consumer grade gear and replace it with a Virtue amp. Life is too short for bad audio! It's even better when they write about their experience where others can discover our little wonder. Check out this review by the Kannos!.
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Photo by Adam Goldfine, Positive Feedback
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5-4-2009 Virtue welcomes Jumon Audio
Virtue welcomes Jumon Audio, one of the premier high-end dealers in Denmark. Welcome aboard!
4-24-2009 Virtue welcomes Audio Azimuth/PlayStereo
Virtue welcomes Audio Azimuth/PlayStereo one of the premier high-end dealers in Italy. Audio Azimuth/PlayStereo is well known for its excellent customer service and commitment to value. We're thrilled to be able to offer our Italian customers a reputable and responsive local source.
3-25-2009 WIHIFI™ GamerONE launched
We launched our first non-critical listening accessory product today, the WIHIFI™ GamerONE. The WIHIFI™ GamerONE operates on the 2.4Ghz band and features 16 channel frequency hopping and near-CD quality. If running cables from your WII just ruins the perfect setup, get some WIHIFI™ in your life. At $59, it's a steal!
3-15-2009 6Moons let's the cat out of the bag
Need an amazing tri-amp rig? David Kan seems to have found it with us!. "Two x 2 = (to die) 4. Two x 3 = 6(moons excellence)" You're a tri-amping mad man, David! We love it!!!
3-14-2009 Nick Whetstone interviews us
Roger and Seth get down and personal with Nick Whetstone, the TNT Audio reviewer who first wrote about the Virtue ONE™ and TWO amplifiers. Were you interested in learning how we came up with the Propeller Post™? Why we started Virtue? What challenges Roger faced making a world class amplifier, affordable? Read the interview here.
3-10-2009 Just in: Virtue takes Trends and NuForce Icon... to school
| John Richardson is the Paul Revere of Virtue Audio®. He knows when it's important to let the people know about something important!!! Were you wondering about how we compared with Trends and NuForce? Stereomojo held one of their famous shootouts to find out. Thank you John Richards, Mike Peshkin, and John Fritz for telling the world how we compare!
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3-9-2009 Are you seeing cable Nirvana?
Without any fanfare, we recently launched our line of premium quality speaker and interconnect cables. These over-engineered cables feature the finest OFC conductors, pure copper spades, and polypropelyne insulation. Also, the white braided jackets with clear PVC are drop-dead gorgeous. Checkout Nirvana and Speed Freak today and find out what you're missing! PS -- use coupon code NIRVANA to receive 20% off cables through April 30th.
3-5-2009 Modest price increases implemented
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As announced in February, we increased prices slightly this week: the ONE went up by $20 and the TWO by $30. We regret that the timing coincides with an economic downturn, however, the price increases reflect real costs that we have been absorbing for a long time and will help us to continue making amazing amplifiers. As you probably guessed, the secret to our low prices is not cutting corners; it's charging less. These amps cost as much or more to make than others costing twice the price. Our goal continues to be the industry leader in terms of features, power, quality, and customer service.
2-7-2009 AUDIOGON exclusive video interview with Michael Mardis
We're still smiling, days after watching this video. You gotta watch it. Great job Arnie and gang! We love AUDIOGON. It's the DRUG.
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1-28-2009 Virtue mourns the loss of Al Stiefel, RMAF
We launched Virtue at RMAF last October and found the show, in every respect, inspiring. Show co-directors and husband-and-wife team, Marjorie and Al, are simply a sight to behold. A dynamic duo. A dream team. And now there's just Marjorie. Al, we miss you and we love you and we will feel your presence at RMAF forever.
1-15-2009 Coverage of THE SHOW, Las Vegas
We've moved show coveraged to the review section of the website.
Michael thought that our customers would want to hear a few snippets from the show about the little Virtue amplifier playing through the ClairAudient LSA8s...
"What's going on with that thing in the middle."
"So is that shiny disk a camera?"
Pointing at the Audience Adept Response power conditioner... "That's the amp, right?"
"What a good-looking pre-amp!"
"So, is that $249 dealer or distributor pricing?"
During one busy period, someone actually walked off with a brand new, red Virtue TWO. Perhaps that's the price we pay for the "put-in-your-pocket" form-factor. We know the serial number and will be putting out an APB for the unit; it's HOT!
We had a bunch of dealers who sell high-end (+$2,000) bookshelfs say they hadn't yet found a a small amplifier capable of driving them well; ours was the first. Many of them walked away dejected after we told them that we couldn't support traditional distributor pricing internationally. We deeply recognize the valuable services provided by distributors and brokers. However, our customers want a great product at a great price. If you are a customer and you love your Virtue amp, spread the word. Dealers aren't going to carry Virtue at lower-margins, unless customers are lining up the street to get one. They do it for Apple. Will they do it for Virtue? We thank you for spreading the good word.
1-2-2009 Our exhibit at THE SHOW, Las Vegas
Virtue is very excited to exhibit at THE SHOW, Las Vegas. If you're in town, please drop by and see us at Alexis Park, rooms 1510 and 1703. This is going to be a very significant show for Virtue. We're really stripping naked here, pairing the Virtue ONE with two of the best speakers ever made, the Mark & Daniel two-way Ruby and the new and improved Audience ClairAudient LSA8 eight-way line source array. The ClairAudient speakers are over 5 feet tall, costs $21,000, and are some of the most transparen speakers ever built. We fully expect room 1703 to be one of the best sounding sub-$21,500.00 systems ever demonstrated. And not to be out-done, the M&D Ruby is simply a spectacular micro monitor that one of our reviewers calls his favorite small speaker.
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Click here the life-sized banner we'll have by the registration desk.
Also, we're looking for volunteers. If you're willing to work for amps and can spare a morning or afternoon to help us, please send us an email at listening -at- virtueaudio.com. Thanks!!!
10-17-2008 Audiophile Name Change
Our attorney told us that we may have a trademark issue calling our amplifier "Audiophile." So we are going to rename the Audiophile.ONE/TWO to the Virtue ONE/TWO before these units get out into the world. If we didn't invest so much in our own trademarks we'd be quite upset about this. Sorry for any confusion that this may cause our fans and customers. A customer told us to lose the "." between the words. We are listening to your feedback!
10-12-2008 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
We are humbled and honored by the incredible attention we received at RMAF!
Special thanks to SOUNDSTAGE for singling us out as a "SHOWSTOPPER." What an amazing honor. See their coverage note here.
Thank you also to Enjoy the Music who profiled us so nicely.
Positive Feedback gave us a terrific mention in their RMAF 2008 show report.
Thank you to Stephen Mejias at Stereophile who captured the essence of Virtue like none other in his RMAF blog.
Steve Guttenberg, the prolific audiophiliac mentioned us twice in his blog which is syndicated by CNET among other outlets.
Thank you also to Clement Perry of Stereo Times. Always a joy seeing you and we appreciate your profile and pretty photo of Roger.
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