PKay Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 While this certainly isn't in my ball park from a price point it is impressive to see some of the hi-end technology trickling down to vinyl. At GBP 12,500 it will add to the competition of hi-end turntables - I'm not sure what the Australian pricing is but given Warwick is pretty good on parity pricing where possible it should be competitive. https://www.hifinews.com/content/techdas-air-force-v-turntable?utm_source=phplist114&utm_medium=email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=HiFi+Forsale+NewsLetter#j1I8Gohg9vl2YZzp.99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 At first glance it looks similar in concept to the Kuzma Stabi R. I think it is a good idea for high end audiophile vinyl rig that doesn't take up too much space. It's actually already on Warwick's website, $17,950 sans arm. Be very interesting to hear his view on comparing the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, markm1111 said: At first glance it looks similar in concept to the Kuzma Stabi R. I think it is a good idea for high end audiophile vinyl rig that doesn't take up too much space. It's actually already on Warwick's website, $17,950 sans arm. Be very interesting to hear his view on comparing the two. It's the other way round. The Kuzma Stabi R is just a copy in concept of the old Micro Seiki RX 1500 / 5000 from the 1970's. the same designer of the Techdas Air force turntables, including this one 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) @metal beat I stand corrected. That looks the goods too. I think the main difference from my previous reading on the Stabi R, and the quick blurb on the Techdas V, is that there is no external motor or psu, everything is in the one tidy box. Having said that, they are both well above my pay grade until they start appearing second hand in a few years time! Edited April 7, 2019 by markm1111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, markm1111 said: @metal beat I stand corrected. That looks the goods too. I think the main difference from my previous reading on the Stabi R, and the quick blurb on the Techdas V, is that there is no external motor or psu, everything is in the one tidy box. Having said that, they are both well my pay grade until they start appearing second hand in a few years time! Mark, you will need to go to something like this to make the jump worthwhile - your Stabi S punches way above its price point. Edited April 7, 2019 by PKay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, PKay said: Mark, you will need to go to something like this to make the jump worthwhile - your Stabi S punches way above its price point. You are quite right Pete. I'm very happy with the Stabi S, just need to get the arms and carts dialled in professionally to complete the picture. I was daydreaming about eh Stabi R a while back, then woke up to myself (cash flow reality may have intruded on that as well) and decided to just enjoy what I have - which I am!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Faustus Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 If these are technological advances so much the better - I guess it all lies in how they sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 http://soundwe.co.nz/amari-lp-82s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hydrology said: http://soundwe.co.nz/amari-lp-82s/ Comes with an AT95E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, Hydrology said: http://soundwe.co.nz/amari-lp-82s/ LOL. they are trying to charge 11K for this complete Chinese rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Marc Posted April 7, 2019 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2019 Aussie pricing: https://www.stereo.net.au/news/techdas-releases-new-turntables (Correct at November '17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Marc Posted April 7, 2019 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, markm1111 said: It's actually already on Warwick's website, $17,950 sans arm. Be very interesting to hear his view on comparing the two. Oops. Looks like it went up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Marc said: Oops. Looks like it went up. The Aussie has been on a bit of a downward slide for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, metal beat said: LOL. they are trying to charge 11K for this complete Chinese rip off. I like the build quality of Amari even though they do rip off designs.. Stump http://soundwe.co.nz/amari/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, PKay said: The Aussie has been on a bit of a downward slide for a while. Not sure that much Peter. Exhange was around 87 yen in Nov 2017. It's now around 79 yen. The price increase is in advance of the falling exchange Edited April 7, 2019 by metal beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Stump said: I like the build quality of Amari even though they do rip off designs.. Stump http://soundwe.co.nz/amari/ Hi Stump. 11k worth of build quality? I would be surprised if there is 1k worth of cost. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, metal beat said: Not sure that much Peter. Exhange was around 87 yen in Nov 2017. It's now around 79 yen. The price increase is in advance of the falling exchange That’s right Aussie has depreciated, ie, buys less yen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, PKay said: That’s right Aussie has depreciated, ie, buys less yen Yes, au has gone down by just under 10%, yet price has increased by 20%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, metal beat said: Yes, au has gone down by just under 10%, yet price has increased by 20%. rounding of exchange rate I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato8010 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) I believe the AF3P would be ideal if bench space was a concern. Just shy of $45K. Edited February 15, 2020 by plato8010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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