I had a Preaestantia which was a lovely bat, although it was the older shaped Preaestantia with the more traditional shape, because it was being replaced with the new shaped model I got it for a bargain price. It went really well and was finished to a high standard. So couldn't fault Salix bats from my experience.
I was in Barrington Sports this morning looking at the Salix bats, all looked to be quality and the best finished bats in the shop. The other thing that struck me was how similar shaped all the models, pods, strikes,wasps, preaestantia looked, only the torque was obviously different with the higher middle.