Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed?

@gano understandably, that's very discouraging.  that being said, i got the complete flip side of what you got.  when i was looking at replacing my preamp,  frank himself was the only one out of 3 manufacturers that got back to me.  i bought the preamp from him.  odyssey, and i forget who else, never bothered to reply.  i hope it works out for you. 

thanks @shtinkydog!

It could have been many reasons why my email was ignored, went to junk, busy week, moving, maybe I will circle back. 

@gano true.  i know how frustrating it can be when you're in that position, anxious and ready to pull the trigger.  again, good luck!

I do know they were recently in the process of moving and that's something that can derail service for awhile. Not making any excuses as they have a long history of mostly positive feedback, especially regarding the gear itself.  Once I had a chance to listen to mine I'll report back.

@agwca it's a business, they don't owe me anything. If they want to sell, they post an email address that someone checks at least once every other day. In one week, I got zero response to 3 emails. 

I know that small businesses are not full of IT gurus, and they are busy with so many things, and a move can be stressful although reading emails shouldn't be a challenge in 2024. 

I would love to hear what you think, this amp was on the top of my list. The lack of preamp is somewhat annoying, and the design is as minimalist as they come, but sound quality above all.....