Whilst my schedule was packed like a sardine can, still nothing just then was booked for the desktop. So, zut alorski, I opted in. The Essence checked off strong patriotic bias. That'd offset our not partaking of fondue, raclette and wines from our canton of Vaud. Surely reviewing 'em would net me brownie points with Swiss immigration when we applied for passports five years hence? They also ticked off active bias. C'mon, passive speakers are so last century. Then they tickled lifestyle smarts which think that monkey coffins belong 10 feet under in the hifi cemetery. And they exuded that fresh attitude of perfectionist appliances like a 600HP+ Bentley whose owner's manual calls its power sufficient. Except this wasn't a V12 twin turbo but a most compact crotch rocket; if hifi had such things. Sure, a ~$2'600 active billed as computer speaker would drive Tidal subscriptions haters who think music should be free up the tree. With a name like 6moons, we're simply made of sterner stuff than worry about tree-climbing primates. I particularly enjoyed the offer of personal delivery with some unassembled bits and bobs in tow. Seeing how things go together appeals to my well-suppressed inner tinker. Clever mechanical engineering can be a thing of rare beauty and stimulating all by itself. "There are plenty of cheap plastic speakers out there and a sizable high-end audio market which sells speakers for tens of thousands. What there isn't is something in between, an audiophile-quality product which caters to the everyday consumer. Audiophile quality for the masses. Incorporating the highest quality components, the latest technology and being Swiss made, we build the Swiss watches of speakers." In this country, them's fightin' words. Of course with an Ulysse Nardin Freak Cruiser, you're looking at a $87'500 watch. A better tie-in with today's speaker would be something like a €1'228 Aerowatch 1942 Skeleton Automatic - still très chic but a lot less cough; and telling time every bit as precise. As would a Swatch. It's where the tie-in with watches would seem to crumble.