Q: Weren’t you staunchly anti-Sonion-EST? Why the change of heart in the Dawn?

A: I was provided with a 10BA configuration and a 8BA/2EST configuration. I couldn’t tune the 10BA setup to my specifications but I could with the EST setup, so I went with that instead.

The decision to use the Sonion ESTs was not out of recognition of their superiority, but rather one made out of compromise.

Q: Weren’t you also an avid lover of DD woofers? Why isn’t it on the Dawn?

A: The option was not available.

Q: Why the high price?

A: The Dawn is $100 more than the previous flagship, Lancelot (which has the same driver setup), so the pricing should not come as that much of a surprise.

At the end of the day, the Dawn is a proof of concept to show that something like this can be done successfully, so pricing was not the Dawn’s biggest priority during development.

Q: Is this available in custom fit?

A: I believe it is if you specifically request for it, but do note that the Dawn was tuned with universals.

In other words, I have no idea how a custom Dawn would sound like. Caveat emptor.

Q: Where can I try a demo unit?

A: Demo units should be available to local distributors, provided they ask for it. (For Singaporeans, Music Sanctuary will be carrying a demo.)

For those who reside in locations without local distributors, demo tours will be organised by Linsoul’s “Loyal Community” program, and I will be hosting my own demo tour for my patrons.

Q: Why are you restricting your own tour to your patrons?

A: This is a precaution to reduce the risk of fraud or non-compliance with tour rules.

Requirements and criteria for entry into the Patreon Dawn tour will be released at a future date, but expect priority to be given to longer-standing patrons.

Q: What would be your ranking of the Dawn?

A: I will not be publicly reviewing or ranking the Dawn due to conflict-of-interest.