tompoland I’m a little confused now.
You voluntarily polled people as to what they wanted to know. They responded. I don’t recall anyone asking specifically for EYs (they wouldn’t be useful anyway).
Your personal opinion on the controls, workflow, aesthetics etc. (these things actually matter, a lot) will be very interesting, especially considering the massive disparity in cost of the other 2 grinders mentioned. But you can give a personal subjective opinion at any time, without outside influence, or any direct reference/comparison to those grinders.
If on the other hand, you are going to strive to make some more objective observations, then inevitably there will be more demanding hoops to jump through and diminishing returns in effort/fun vs tangible findings. If people will then want to lay down money for this thing, they should know ahead of that what it does & where it shines (say at a shorter or longer ratio).
If you already have the Niche & EG-1 on the bench then you must already have a formed subjective opinion?
The variables between grinds at the same setting & pours at the same dose, ratio & grind are pretty small and totally manageable on a day to day basis. If pinning these down is really difficult then it surely makes intentional comparisons unrealistic?
Either way, I look forward to the big reveal and some real world, day to day, analysis on the beast in question.