Let's Discuss the Knif Soma Mastering Equalizer

Readers of our Vari Mu II discussion will already be familiar with our mild obsession with Knif Audio and with Jonte Knif, who has been designing and hand-building audio equipment in Helsinki since 2005. We briefly mentioned two of his designs, Soma and Eksa, as two of the most transparent, accurate, and musical equalizers ever conceived. Soma, Jonte says, is designed with careful consideration for "the beauty of sound." I can confirm that this is not marketing language.

Etymological note: "soma" in Finnish can mean something like "pretty". In Ancient Greek "soma" means "body". In Vedic Sanskrit, "soma" can refer to a psychedelic cocktail made from psychoactive botanicals.