Who is Martin 
Gateley? I have never been able to answer that! Mind you, there is some truth in the notion that designers design for themselves. Why not? Why would you call yourself a designer and not put your own stamp on it and speakers are just like watches. There is no gold standard so no one can tell you which is best. My kicks? Well, for one I do like to listen to my favourite music on a decent pair of speakers and quite like it when others enjoy them too. And there is of course design, minimalist, preferably just like a pair of Waves. My motivation is another story. There are two people responsible for getting me into this game. One is you and the other Sven or rather, his SLS speakers. I distinctly remember listening to them in Regensdorf in 2007 and subsequently reading your review. I just wondered at the time whether I could achieve something similar. Strange world. And I designed the first Popemobile when I worked in Dublin in 1979. Admittedly it was only a Ford truck with a box on the back but I have a plaque from the Vatican to prove it.
Love the article by the way. What are you going to call the new venture? 6o’clock.com? And thanks, now I have to brush up on my bio which is nowhere near as good as that Finnish bloke's I have never heard of! Martin
