Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?

Wisnon, I was one step ahead of you & have already read about this Swiss made amp (Job 225) right after your original post and apparently it has rewritten how conventional amps in this price range should be designed as per review. 6 Moons loved it and its sound quality is on par with $15,000 to $16,000 dollar amps. People that have purchased this amp have given it sterling reviews. Amazon.com is completely out of stock. Now I want to purchase if I could find one for sale.

Amazon no longer in the loop.

New:
http://www.jobsys.com/getit.htm

Used:
http://audioshark.org/amplifiers-155/job-225-sale-4286.html#post64944

Too late…sold in a day...

My recently received (two months ago) Art Audio Carissa Signature is absolutely a keeper for life. Incredible performance and hand crafted and backed by one of the very best audio companies in the world. Joe Fratus is an amazing guy, and his products reflect it. Not to mention one of the truly great people in audio, or anywhere. I'm proud to own and audition this amplifier for visitors who always walk away impressed. Not to mention, it doesn't hurt that it's easily one of the most beautiful pieces of audio equipment ever made.

Nightfall,
Very surprising to read the contents of your post to say the least. From what I read, it seems that you have not heard about all of the controversy surrounding Joe Fratus, and how he misrepresented his association with Art Audio as well as leaving several customers high and dry with partial or full deposits kept, but no amplifiers received. The last I heard, another distributor (Hudson Audio?) was in charge of distribuyion, and Joe was nowhere to be found. As I remember, neither Hudson nor Art Audio UK were taking responsibility for the customers who got stiffed.
At the time, this was a big deal, so big in fact that I think that the thread was discontinued if not erased.
I actually checked that date on your post to make sure that this wasn't a few years old!

Excuse my typo on the spelling of distribution.