At this narrative juncture, 2020's health crisis hit a mostly global pause. Like others, team Diesis would spend the lengthy lock-down on R&D. For Ludos, "like the seven musical notes or seven colors of the rainbow, seven improvements made it even more elegant and perform higher" reported Giuseppe Gabbarini by mid July. An expanded lacquer palette had broadened cosmetic choices and…

… a serious overhaul of filter parts promised related sonic refinements. Despite an externally imposed pause, Diesis had clearly set themselves to play 24/7 behind the scenes to make the most of the enforced production suspension and apply their speaker rethink across the line.

Once Italian factories were allowed to reopen under new health regulations, unexpected order volumes particularly from Asia forced Diesis' production capabilities into overdrive. Until they caught up, my review samples would be further delayed. Serving paying orders first after losing out on many months of business was crass common sense.

 … to be continued…