Many PC enthusiasts are constantly on the look-out for that new “must have” to make a case complete. Since I am an avid modder and reviewer, I'm always looking for something new and totally different to bring to the GruntvillE readers.

Recently, I had an awesome opportunity to visit Europe . In this great trip, I was able to tour London and visit Mashie's home lab. When I was visiting, I was able to get a sneak peek of a soon-to-be released item, designed totally by Mashie. The MDVA or Mashie Design Visual Audio, was in the last testing phase. Although I was unable to bring a unit back at that time, Mashie assured me the MDVA would soon be released. Less than 1 month later, I received a Royal Mail package.

You may not be able to see all Mashie's creations in person like I was able to do, but he has fully detailed worklogs on the Mashie.org website. Here you can visit the inspiration behind the MDVA design, Anemone.

While I was visiting, I saw how awesome Anemone really was as we sat back with a case of Stella to catch few episodes of Dr.Who on the Anemone HTPC. The MDVA is reproduced in a smaller form, inspired by the original Anemone spectrum analyzer. At this point you are probably wondering, “What is the MDVA?”. Well the MDVA is a 7-band stereo audio spectrum analyzer for computers. If you want to know more, read on…