Re Sound Application. Does

For service or sale?

Either/both : ) Just trying to get a feel for this "quiet" company, and the person. SOUND APPLICATION has had some very complimentary reviews-but I haven't seen any from TAS or Stereophile. I'm curious. It does seem his products are very pragmatic; as well as "green" - ie no fluff, gloss or 'added weight'-to show 'value'. Also truly "Audiophile" with impeccable build quality and fanatical attention to materials selection and design.

If you are buying, be prepared to wait.

Jim's a perfectionist. He take his time to build/finetune and continually
improve on his designs.

The downside is - the wait and that each successive generation often
sounds better and usually without a change in the model name or badge. So
resale values of his older models may sometimes take a hit.

I have 2 of his 2011 RLS-240s which are excellent. This was replaced by the
RLS-240E which were better again (I didn't get them).

I also have one of his flagship RLS-240X. There was a batch of problematic
caps that he used and I had to send my unit to him for repairs. It took a while
but not only did he fix it, he upgraded my unit to the latest spec (think it is
now called 240XF) with no extra charge.