Audes anyone?

Hello.

Kalman Rubinson reviewed the Audes Jazz in the current Stereophile. While I have not heard the Jazz, Kal came away quite impressed.

The Audes I have been around were the Blues, and I have to say, it is a very nice speaker. In fact, the sound and the looks of this speaker belie its $2000 price. It just feels like a much more expensive loudspeaker - maybe $4000. It's quite a dynamic, punchy speaker. Detail and refinement are strong points, but also where the speaker gives way to the very best, along with a bit of smoothness/coherence. It doesn't get the bottom octave, but how many speakers offer that? Overall, I recommend it highly.

So, at that price point, add another competent product. In these times of $2000 Chinese amplifiers that make me uneasy as they seem way overpriced, Audes strikes me just the opposite.

Has anyone else come across Audes, and if so, what were your impressions?