Free $3K preamp to lucky listener who names it

OK we have decided, and the name of our new preamp is:

Rhumba! Victor from Lawrenceberg, IN was the winning entrant and will receive his preamp next week. We are currently preparing to notify all who entered via email (which requires yours truly to master some email stuff that I haven't had to think about before). But the rules don't prevent us from announcing the results however we want, so just wanted to let you know. Our sincere thanks to all who entered!

We received this from Terry "Teajay" London... the first reaction we have gotten to the new preamp from a reviewer who heard it in his own system:

"Just about a year ago I had the great pleasure of reviewing for hometheaterreview.com the Backert Labs reference Rhythm 1.1 preamplifier. The 1.1 rivaled the performance of my personal reference, the Concert Fidelity-080 which retails for $24,000, in all sonic parameters. I thought then the 1.1 was one of the great “unknown” bargains at its $7,500 retail price.

Well, a short while ago I got a phone call from Andy Tebbe who was very excited about their new “baby” preamp, which retails for $2,995, which he believed delivered a big whopping dosage of the sonic performance of the Rhythm 1.1. In the last few weeks, in three different systems, I compared the performance of the “baby” preamp to five solid state and tube based preamplifiers. The least expensive of these cost 7K and the most expensive was 24K. Not only did it hold its own in comparison to these highly regarded and much more costly line stages, it was quite better than three of them, and was on the same level as the best of the overall group. When I write the formal review for HTR I’ll give all the details of why this new Backert Labs preamp knocked my sonic socks off across the board. If the Rhythm 1.1 is one of the greatest bargains of high-end audio, it is not hyperbole to say the new “baby” preamp might be the best deal in high-end gear of the 21st century!"
Terry London, Staff Reviewer: hometheaterreview.com

Rhumba????? err, okay......I still think Rival was the winning name, as you even stated that you wanted this preamp to rival your SOTA preamp. Your ad copy would have been better with my idea. You could have advertised to products in one ad with a catchy name that had a double meaning ....but what do I know.

Thanks for the opportunity, this was fun. I can't wait to see other names that missed and one day to hear your preamp. I really like your marketing strategy. It made for a lot of enjoyment.

Interesting sticking with the "Rh" theme. Personally I think Rhyme would've been better, but sounds like a promising product and best of luck with it.

I entered Ryme as well.