01/02/2009

Distribution to include US and Canada very soon.

For those of you in the US and Canada who have been asking where to buy or hear the Astin Trew products, we hope soon to be able to direct you to a dealer nearby, as (we hope) a distribution deal is now imminent! I guess distributors in the US and Canada are pretty wary of taking on new brands, particularly in the current economic climate - it has taken us two years searching.

However, it seems the exceptional reviews of the new AT2000 amplifier (Hi-Fi Choice, has the first review in the UK, giving it a 5 star rating and best buy award in their latent magazine); and inclusion in the Hi-Fi News special 'ultimate Hi-Fi in 2008' for the AT3500 CD player, have made their mark.

It is so gratifying to receive positive reviews and endorsements from Magazines, Distributors, Dealers, and of course our customers. Here are a couple of extracts you may like to share with us:

'The AT2000 is a remarkably transparent amp in all important respects – it produces attractively open results and reflects the quality and nature of the incoming signal with a very natural and fluent precision....There's no sense here of the sound being mechanical or etched; rather, instruments and voices are placed in the context in which they were recorded....With the AT2000, Astin Trew is offering a genuine alternative to the majority of integrated models in this price range. It's a design of such subtlety and finesse that it rivals Sugden's classic A21 amp, but without the thermal and power challenges of that model. The fact that it offers so much flexibility is the icing on a highly musical cake. (Reviewed by Jason Kennedy - Hi-Fi Choice 317)

AudioStone Distribution (Scandinavia): Dear Michael, I’ve just been playing the AT2000 at low levels for 3 days now. Today I came home, put in a very special recording of Peter Gabriel's “don’t give up”. Damn it’s good. Even with my reference audio setup, replacing [amplifier] equipment far out of its league. Black, silence, I like it....On Monday the AT2000 leaves Sweden for magazine testing up in Norway. It’s the first time I’ve had a chance to listen to the AT2000. Congratulations Michael.
Best regards, Svein.

Thank you one and all, as we say 'true to the source' Michael Osborn.