I was gung-f'n-ho on the Sprout when the original Kickstarter launched: the concept, the marketing, the appearance, the feature set - everything.
But while I was saving up for one, Stereophile published those jaw-dropping measurements showing a 7 db 70 Hz boost and steep 50 Hz highpass. While I acknowledge that this may compliment some small speakers, the design choice makes Sprout useless to me. Sprout II evidently continues with this bold "voicing".