Micheal Barnes makes his living off his computer company, NohrTech. The audio business is more of a sideline for him, and he doesn't have a huge staff. He's been a bit hard to reach as of late, and from what I hear thru the grapevine he's been extremely busy with the PC side (btw, they make fanless silent servers, among other things).
I haven't heard any of their products, but I know a lot of people who have. Norh still has an owners Circle over at AudioCircle. You might want to ask around over there.