The Note - pure sound solutions

Book for Music lovers and Audiophiles ! I am very happy to share a special moment — my book, Echoes of an Audiophile: A Life in Sound, is now available. This is more than a book about audio. It is a personal journey through music, memory, and the lifelong search for true sound. From childhood in Soviet Lithuania to years of listening, building, discovering, and dreaming, this book reflects a life deeply shaped by analogue music and the emotional world surrounding it. Inside its pages are not only stories about records, turntables, reel-to-reel machines, loudspeakers, and handmade audio creations, but also reflections on passion, craftsmanship, perseverance, and the way music becomes part of who we are. This 392-page hardcover book is available in three numbered editions: Founder’s Collector Edition — 001–099 Author’s Signed Edition — 100–369; Standard Edition — 370–1000 The digital version of the book is also available here on our website. I created this book for everyone who loves music not only as sound, but as memory, atmosphere, and meaning. If you would like to explore the available editions, please visit the Products section. Thank you sincerely for your support.

Christmas time is coming ! Christmas time has come once again, and once again we gathered with friends — fellow music lovers and audiophiles — not only to meet, but to share what binds us more deeply than words: time, taste, and sound. It was an evening for unhurried conversations, the aromas of home-cooked food, a glass of good wine, and, of course, analog music, which that night felt like a living participant in our dialogue. This time, a Hungarian goulash simmered on the table, we tasted an old Italian red wine from 1971, and the evening was crowned with a classic tiramisu dessert. All of it blended into a warm, almost timeless atmosphere, where every moment carried its own weight and meaning. That evening was special — simple in form, yet rich in sensations and closeness. I believe such gatherings are slowly becoming a tradition: a pre-Christmas pause where friendship, music, and shared presence matter more than any gifts. Perhaps it is in moments like these that one realizes that true sound is born not only from the grooves of vinyl, but also from the people who listen together. Here are a few photographs capturing moments from our gathering…

Warsaw Audio Video Show 2025 It was a wonderful experience to participate in the Warsaw Audio Show, held on October 24–26, 2025. At The Note, we presented a fully analog system featuring a field-coil phono cartridge, a tube phono stage, a single-ended tube amplifier, and field-coil Telefunken loudspeakers. Our goal was to showcase the purest essence of analog tube sound. You are welcome to browse our photos, as well as pictures of other exhibitors’ audio systems. The show is split between three locations, the the PGE Narodowy (National Stadium), Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel and Golden Tulip Hotel. The Audio Video Show Warsaw 2025 promises 600 HiFi brands, 160 exhibitors and 185 exhibition rooms and spaces across the three venues, it is the second biggest HiFi Show in Europe.

A wonderful pre-Christmas evening at my home ! A wonderful pre-Christmas evening at my place, with delicious food and excellent analog music. This time, there were five of us: Vaidas, Povilas, Gintas, Virgius, and me. The dinner had an Italian theme: I prepared Tuscan-style chicken with cream, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes, and Gintas brought a homemade tiramisu cake. After enjoying a delightful meal paired with wine, we moved to the music room to treat our souls to the sounds of music. We listened to a variety of genres: jazz, classical, blues, instrumental, and even light rock. We also tested and compared my freshly built tube phono preamp, which I made for my friend Vaidas. I assembled it using vintage NOS components—tubes from the 1940s, resistors, and capacitors from the 1940s–1970s. Interestingly, this new preamp turned out to sound better than the vintage one I’ve been using myself. This gave me the idea that my own preamp might need some upgrades :))) In short, we had an amazing time with friends, and now we can look forward to Christmas. Wishing everyone good vibes, delightful music, and a Merry Christmas ahead!!!

Audio Video Show in Warsaw (Poland) 2024 25th-27th October Audio Video Show in Warsaw (Poland) is an exhibition of audiovideo and home cinema equipment, which will have its twenty-sixth edition in 2024. With 2,000 square meters of exhibition, it is the second largest event of this type in Europe.

High-End Show Munich (Germany) 2024 Sweet memories from the participation in the international Hi-Fi show "High End Munich" in May 2024

High-End Show Munich 2023 The participation in the international Hi Fi Show - High End Munich (May 2023)

High-End Show Munich (Germany) 2022 Memories from the participation in the international Hi-Fi show "High End Munich" in May 2022

ETF 2020-2021 (European Triode Festival) Belleme, FRANCE Was very interesting this year to participate in ETF (European Triode Festival) together with Darius founder of DAVA field coil cartridges. Is always interesting to meet new people and get great impressions. Also to spend a few beutifull days in wonderfull small town Bellême, France. It was a great time, see some pictures from there...

High-End Munich (Germany) 2021 has been cancelled Not a great news for us, our trip will have to be postponed again, it was already canceled in 2020, and again this year. I hope in 2022 hi-end show will take place . The organisers have decided to pull the plug on this year's high-end hi-fi show The hi-fi industry will have to wait until next summer to get its customary high-end show fix. High End Munich 2021 has just been cancelled following – you guessed it – the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, the organisers of Europe's biggest annual hi-fi show announced its plans to hold the event this year – not in its usual May timeslot but four months later – following its cancellation in 2020. In an official statement, Stefan Dreischärf, managing director of the event's organisers, HIGH END SOCIETY Service GmbH, said: “We have prepared for the event extremely well and were confident that the HIGH END... would be able to take place this autumn despite the changing conditions. That said, we have to adopt a far-sighted approach to maintain the trust of our exhibitors. Given the slow development on a global scale, we believe that the current situation is too uncertain. The risk of having to cancel the event at short notice is simply too high.” The rescheduled dates, which you should now put a big thick line through in your diary, were the 9th–12th September. The organisers are now planning the show's return to MOC Event Center in Munich for the 19th–22nd May 2022. Indeed, the hi-fi industry's 2021 calendar is, unsurprisingly, looking pretty bare. The February-held Bristol Hi-Fi Show was another 2021 victim of the pandemic's continued backlash, while January's CES was an online-only affair. Only time will tell whether IFA will go ahead as an in-person event in September as planned.