Design consultants include Roger Sheker, chief engineer for high-end audio company Audience, maker of the Auricap capacitor.
Krinsky is said to have purchased thousands of dollars worth of Tripath chips as the chip-maker was entering bankruptcy, even before he had an amplifier designed for them.
Engineer Michael Mardis performed initial design work on the Virtue amplifiers and rejoined the company in 2009.
[2] The Virtue amps were launched at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, Colorado in October 2008.
The face includes a proportionally large chrome volume knob and a push in power button.