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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Ultimate Turntable
Post Subject: Rolling the DicePosted by Stitch on: 4/21/2019
 Romy the Cat wrote:
It is interesting that you call $30.000 plus dollars  "super expensive". A few days ago somebody sent me a link to a review of a new TechDAS  turntable with a price tag of $380.000.  I wonder what kind adjectives would you choose  to use for that? 

Marketing.  To show "WE are the Best" and want to be taken serious.

This game is normal
(TechDas won't do the same story from AF-1 again, it started in Japan Sales Price 28000 USD, then came to USA for 50000, then Bob Graham lifted it to 70000 and now it is around 90.000, still the same unit, no serious mods even when they call it "Premium" or is that one even more expensive ? ...

An example to get reputation

History of Clearaudio Insider Cartridge


Suchy (founder) from Clearaudio had no reputation in analog, one day he was among his Distributors and showed them the Cartridge.They asked him about the price and got no answer.He asked them instead: "What is the most expensive Cartridge today?" (He didn't know it)The answer was Koetsu whatever for 8000....His answer followed after: "The Insider will be 15000 then!"

Then 'Review' followed from that Uber-cartridge ...and when a Dealer wanted to have it, he did not get it as a single item. He had to buy some other Clearaudio Carts as a bundle ....  that is business..

I listened to it btw. it is high output, no details, but the owner was very proud of it and did expect respecting him as an serious audiophile. 
It was one of my darkest - listening - moments to be honest.

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