Dear Srajan, I just discovered your latest feature about the newest Æquo Audio speakers. I got the clear impression that this was originally intended as a lengthy intro to an eventual review. I see you now backed out to leave it as a standalone story. Is this all to do with ending up far heavier than anticipated? I'm asking because it seems a shame to have put this amount of work into covering all the background tech only to stop before the payoff about what it all amounts to in your listening seat. But I guess that living alone does impose very real limitations on what things you accept for review can weigh and size at. Was this one of those incidents? I did follow your suggestion and looked at HFA and Christiaan already shows a pair of Ensium in residence so actual sonic commentary really does seem just around the corner. I simply would have loved your take on it. All the best, Charles
You got it. This project ended up far too heavy for what I can safely get in and out of robust sizable shipping materials – safely for the product and myself. Thinking over the alternative proved far too fussy. The Dutchies would have to send one or two guys over to handle receipt, unpackaging and setup, then return for the reverse procedure or remain in Ireland for a very short-term loan of a few days worth of listening to a fully broken-in pair. Altogether it seemed far too complicated and costly to organize and impose on them. So turning a preview into an industry feature seemed like the best solution. The information remains available as a background exposé on the tech and a kind of genesis story on the Diluvite project. As you saw, Christiaan already has a pair so we'll all learn soon enough what it sounds like. He's a very good reviewer, too. Srajan
