It's nice to see the support for people in the industry. Tenor did a hell of a job with the 75 OTL and then tried to get the 300 watt hybrids going for people with more difficult loads before things went south. As an owner of Tenor, I can say that Tenor was truly dedicated to good sound and I know the former owners Robert and Francois truly love music. The techs, Stephan and Etienne (sp?) are some of the nicest and most helpful people you'll ever meet and the main designer Michelle was ALWAYS willing to help.
If you think about it, just how many people do you know (say how many out of a thousand?) are into high end audio (say where you spend more than a thousand dollars on a front end piece or >$2000 on an amp or speakers)? One half of one percent, 1/4 of one percent? Probably less? And yet look at all the numerous choices we have of great high end gear. Heck, how many TURNTABLES do we have a choice of today alone? WELL more than when analog was king.
I bring this up because with high end audio being such a small niche market and with so many designers and options available, I submit that MOST of the high end manufacturers are NOT heavily capitalized and many are either still in the basement or barely out. And I applaud their dedication. As such, I posit that MOST high end companies, financially speaking, are not that far from Tenor's position if you had access to their financial picture. As far as I understand such people and companies as Albert Von Schweikert, Counterpoint, ESP, Hales, Genesis, Sonic Frontiers, Threshold, oh heck you know how many gifted designers and companies have gone under - some, thankfully, have resurfaced - either under the same name or with other companies.
Myself, I hope and pray Tenor comes back, not just because I own them or like the guys involved, but for our hobby's sake as well!
