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About Pathos

The PHILOSOPHY that accompanies the Pathos brand, "the unorthodox approach", effectively created the benchmark of the business philosophy: the Pathos approach to the reproduction of music does not know any dogmas or rules, but the goal is clear – to reproduce music in the most authentically way. To make products similar or equal to existing on the market does not fit with the Pathos philosophy: every machine planned and constructed by Pathos must contain technological innovation, not innovations as technical exercise, but something capable of offering real advantages for the realisation of the original aim “faithfully reproduction of music”.

Beyond the technical innovation, of similar importance comes the design and high finish of the products. For many years it seems to be the idea within the audio business – the more ugly the looks the better the sounds. Pathos prooved them wrong. Pathos products speak to more of your senses – it is some of the very few products that one appreciates every day. One look at a Pathos product confidence the customer, that he/she has purchased some thing unique. Sometimes it is better to listen with the eyes open.

All Pathos products are handcrafted in Vicenza Italy. Following a long tradition of Italian craftsmanship. Using only the finest hand selected components to ensure a peerless quality. All products are taken through a carefully test-program to guarantee the quality. Unique products deserve unique treatment.

Present
At the moment Pathos is known and appreciated world-wide – as a manufacurer of high quality amplifiers. The products has received several international awards and positive feedback from the press. Location has been changed two times within the last ten years to follow the increasing demand. There has been a steady growth and the product range has been expanded. Pathos is in the midst of heavily development which will bring several new products. The INPOL-circuit has been “evolutionised” and still no-body have come up with a better approach for making amplifiers. The sound is reached the best as possible from the INPOL-circuit.

Future
Pathos does strongly believe in the future and are at the moment building at new factory – not a bit bigger than the present one – but five times bigger. This will make it possible to do the work seperated. One department specialised for woodworking, another for metal and so on. The laboratory will also be bigger, as Pathos in the future will focus even more on technological innovations. With the new initiataitves “The unorthodox approach” will keep amazing both ears and eyes. - it is all about passion.

 

Reports

Mark Levinson 326S Baby version of the Ref 32 Pre-amp at a reasonable cost of £6,995. Like most technologies the benefits of the research for the reference products trickle down into more affordable products like the 326s Pre-amp. You get alot of the quality of its bigger brother, providing a jump in the quality available at this price.	Ayre Acoustics C-5xe Universal Disk Player Stereophile Extract: "It ought to be fairly obvious that I found the Ayre C-5xe more than satisfactory. I didn't expect it to disappoint, but I was unprepared for just how much it delighted me. I've heard a lot of impressive audio components over the years, but I've heard very few that afforded me greater musical pleasure or sent me on as many voyages of musical discovery through discs I thought I knew well." - Wes Phillips, July, 2005
Gryphon Diablo The ultimate reference integrated amplifier at £6100. The Gryphon sonic magic in a reasonable sized and georgeous case, you must hear this as it puts most pre power combo's to shame, pure music at its best.	Brinkmann LaGrange turntableThe Brinkmann LaGrange turntable is without a doubt the best source component I have ever had the chance to enjoy over an extended period of time. It represents a level of perfection and emotional connection to music that I have never heard before. - Danny Kaey extract from Positive Feedback
Teac Esoteric DV-50SThe Esoteric DV-50 is the most fun you can have with digital music playback short of the dCS trio reviewed by Michael Fremer in April 2003 (Vol.26 No.4). Given that the dCS gear costs about six times as much as the DV-50, the Esoteric is a screaming bargain, especially considering its hyper-advanced technology, bulletproof build, and exceptional sound. You can even play movies on it. - Stereophile Extract	ProAc D100 The imposing new Response D100 takes on the mantle of flagship model from our legendary Response Four, which has delighted discerning audiophiles for the last twelve years. The D100's produce stunning music, effortlessly. The enhanced sensitivity extracts the tiniest detail from any recording without brightness or exaggeration. Greater bandwidth creates a huge soundstage, drawing in the listener and creating a concert hall experience, where the loudspeakers seem to melt from the scene..