I remembered the day (1989) when AUDIO NOTE KONDO (by the late Hiroyasu KONDO-san) introduced its first “Ongaku” (音楽 translates to “music” in Japanese) tube integrated amplifier (211 or GE VT-4C power tube – 27 watts per channel output) in the UNITED KINGDOM, at the then unprecendented retail price of British Pound £27,000. The frequent questions surrounded that tube integrated …