Metronome Technologie AQWO

摘要

Coincidence is an interesting thing: at the same time I collected the curiously-named Metronome AQWO for review, the mainstream news was buzzing with the decline of both physical music media and file downloads, and the seemingly unstoppable rise of streaming services. It was also echoed by editor PM in his Welcome page [HFN Feb '19]. So perhaps this may not be the best climate in which to launch an SACD/CD player/DAC selling for a couple of quid under £13,000 and available in a choice of silver or black, let alone one with a tube stage option for an extra £1570? Oh, and AQWO is not an acronym, but a phonetic twist on the word αkouω from Ancient Greek, meaning 'I listen, or hear'...