Virtue Pledges 5% of Profits to StudentsFirst.org

We are a principled company committed to quality, value, and doing what's right. That's why we are pledging 5% of our profits to support education advocacy on behalf of America's children (and in opposition to the powerful teacher unions). We are very proud to support StudentsFirst and encourage all of our American customers to become informed and to get involved. Poor children and families need our support.

2-1-2011 Virtue celebrates 2010 with StereoMojo
We are stunned and thrilled with the honors bestowed on us by the generous writers and editor of StereoMojo. Virtue has captured three Product of the Year Awards for 2010. Thank you Mr. James Darby, Linda Darby, Bill Schuchard, Marvin Bolden, and John Richards.

10-1-2010 Partnership with DBA (uk) announced!
Demand Better Audio (DBA) in the United Kingdom has started producing the most amazing kevlar and carbon fiber panels for our Melissa chasis and Virtue amplifiers. You will find the wrap-around parts for the little Virtues here. Check out the weaves here!

6-15-2010 Dodd Audio Tube Buffer for Sensation announced
With Gary's tube buffer on board, Sensation becomes a world-class pre-amp and an even better amplifier. The tubes can be turned off using an onboard switch. Read about it on our AudioCircle forum here.

6-1-2010 Virtue welcomes Cami Terpstra to the team!
Cami is our new “front-line,” providing world class support all day long! As you probably figured out, Cami is Jason’s lovely wife. She nominated herself for the position and has made an amazing contribution over the past month… so now she’s official!

5-30-2010 Virtue TWO.2 is here!
The first batch went out and we will be shipping more units next week!

5-11-2010 AffordableAudio.org profiles ICEBlock!
Lorin Elias really nails it for AffordableAudio this month...The “clinical” sound I had reacted against in the past was nearly gone – the fleshy midrange that was missing before was back! And what were the costs? Bass control? Tonal accuracy? Treble extension? Those tests required different music. Techno torture tracks, like Avratz from “Infected Mushroom” would reveal all! Bass control? Outstanding! Treble extension? Outstanding! Perhaps even more surprising was the apparent lack of downside. The tubes contributed some midrange warmth, but did not seem to loosen the bass, truncate the treble, or even add noise across the spectrum. Read Lorin's review here!

5-8-2010 Joint selling relationship with Ascend Acoustics
Ascend Acoustics, makers of the Sierra-1 and CMT-170/340 loudspeakers, will be carrying and offering bundle specials with the Virtue ICEBlock amplifiers. We look forward to a long relationship with Ascend, whose speakers pair wonderfully with our amplifiers and who offer high, internet direct value to our customers.

4-11-2010Nick Whetstone of TNT-Audio checks out the ONE.2!
Nick Whetstone is once again first to review our next generation of Virtue amps. He can be counted on to give an objective and helpful "look-see." Please check out Nick's reviews of our beloved ONE.2 with high-current supplies made by his country-man, Paul Hynes Virtue Audio ONE.2 class-T integrated amplifier.

3-25-2010 StereoMojo reviews Piano!
When I read, I wept. You? Check out Marvin Bolden's amazing review! See you in Texas, Marvin! Hope Piano gives you a lifetime of joy!

2-18-2010 Piano wins StereoMojo Bargain CD Player of the Year!
We're vaklempt. Our little Piano has been discovered!. The Virtue ONE is no longer lonely on StereoMojo's list of best products of the year for 2009. Check it out!

10-5-2009 RMAF update
Wow! What a great time at RMAF. Especially after we uncluttered the sound-stage a bit (speakers were a bit too close together on Friday and Saturday) the Usher, GR Research, Ascend, Omega, Silverline, and Audio Engine speakers we were auditioning, just rocked. The Piano M1 CD-player was an absolute trooper... the sleeper surprise of the room.

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!

5-4-2009 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!

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!

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.

Michael Mardis at T.H.E. SHOW

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!"
• 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.

Click here the life-sized banner we'll have by the registration desk.

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.

10-12-2008 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
We are humbled and honored by the incredible attention we received at RMAF!