It way back in 2015, that Aakshey Talwar (founder of GaiaQ aka Weaving Thoughts) founded a WhatsApp group called audiophilia as a part-time hobby. A hobby he thought he might need to list on his resume, should his business fail and he was forced to go abroad for an MBA. With the grace of God, both GaiaQ and Weaving Thoughts founded by Aakshey are doing splendidly well. So that card was never played. However, audiophilia was to become a forum for who’s who of audiophiles in India, and that’s exactly what happened. Who’s an audiophile? Audiophiles are lovers of Hi-Fi (aka High Fidelity) audio equipment in the form of speakers, headphones and associated accessories. So equipment that can reveal detail that regular consumer-grade stuff can’t. Equipment that’s closer to the source or original recording. Most audiophiles would shrug away anything with the label of Bose or Beats. Aakshey is no exception, just like others at audiophilia. What’s Audiophilia? Audiophilia is a private WhatsApp group that welcomes members from all across the world (but most members are Indian) to discuss audiophile-grade hardware primarily. Their focus is mostly on headphones from brands like Sennheiser, Hifiman, Focal, etc. and similarly amplifiers and DACs…
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