I first met jack back in August 2015 when I was looking to upgrade my then Naim system. The entire experience was a breath of fresh air compared to some other dealer demos. It was a combination of the wonderful location & premises, demonstration facilities, great tea & biscuits! but more importantly, Jacks unpressured professional attitude and very sound unbiased advice. Unfortunately, on that occasion I didn’t move forward with an upgrade, but walked away knowing I would be back to see jack when the time was right, despite a two and half hour minimum drive time from Wiltshire. I think that says a lot! That time arrived in late 2016 when I was contemplating the upgrade of my ATC SCM40’s to the active version. Jack kindly set up the demonstration with exactly my system (Naim NAC-N 272, XPS, Chord 2Qute, NAP 250DR, ATC SCM40) As a result of the demonstration with a number of different options suggested by Jack, my initial intention of moving to the active 40’s and selling the passives + NAP 250DR changed radically. The net result is I now have the active 40’s in black ash which look understated but fabulous, along with a Chord Hugo TT. A very simple and elegant 2 box system. I can say without hesitation or exaggeration, that I have never enjoyed listening to music more than I do now. I sit down with a cold beer in the evening and despite having the system in situ for some 6-weeks, I’m still blown away by what I’m hearing from very familiar recordings. In conclusion – The combination of ATC SCM40A’s and Chord Hugo TT is stunning. Add to this the Audio Barn experience and service, I’m one very happy music lover.