If you have a long memory for YouTube videos, you might recall the graduation documentary from a Goldsmiths College student that was all about the Athens Audiophile Society. While that documentary was more mocking than the society might have liked, anyone who thought Greece doesn’t take its audio seriously was effectively silenced by that video. Greece also has a small, but vibrant and growing, group of audiophile manufacturers, including Athens-based Ideon. The company was founded in 2016 by CEO George Ligerakis and chief engineer Vasilis Tounas who, together with two like-minded professionals, concentrated on making the best in digital audio regardless of cost. Ideon’s range is therefore small, but beautifully formed; two DACs, two clocks, two streamers, a USB reclocker and a made to order linear power supply for the more affordable devices in the Ideon catalogue…
