I do remember speaking to you last year, and I sensed then that beyond your technical skills and knowledge, you were so diplomatic in describing how I ‘may’ prefer the sound of your design.
Well, of course I do ‘prefer’ and it’s my pleasure to acknowledge the creative talent that made that happen.
I’m sure I will back for more ic0n innovations in the future, enjoy life being creative!
Also to assist Agnes I would add the ic0n4 design aesthetically, is a triumph of minimalist form concealing a sophisticated set of functional attributes.
The absence of graphics is vitally intriguing; without power, the mysteriously blank screen is terminated with a rotary knob that registers no positions, spins infinitely and gives nothing away. How Cool is that!
Powered up the digital display welcome message flashes by but still the purpose is not fully revealed.
We need to read the hand book and use the remote, and then with sensor or remote commands, the ic0n4 silently displays with the brilliantly bold orange digits, we can now switch inputs change channel balance, mute and sweep through 40 levels of attenuation.
No clunks no clicks just seamless functionality, just a a joy to use.
You can sit back and especially marvel how the music is so coherent even at the lowest volume level.
Understated elegance is an art but combined with this microprocessor controlled, real world functionality, surely for audiophiles it is, a dream come true.
Definitely it would be unwise to name the competitors directly, my views are true to what I have experienced nothing more.
Almost all players in the audio landscape offer great solutions , its just that Pal’s ic0n4 , HI-End technical achievement so fairly priced, is as subtle as a brick through the window of the competition.
best regards as always
Michael.
