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Halcyonics under my tt. Wow
I just put my third, too expensive but wonderful, Halcyonic active isolation base under my Shindo Labs tt and am just overwhelmed by what I am hearing. I doubt if I will sleep tonight having 50 LPs that I "must" hear.
The ambient detail and realism is just shocking.
It is one of the great tragedies of audio that this device cannot be made somewhere for under $2000; I think they would sell hundreds. I know I would have one for every componnent. Mine was used.
The ambient detail and realism is just shocking.
It is one of the great tragedies of audio that this device cannot be made somewhere for under $2000; I think they would sell hundreds. I know I would have one for every componnent. Mine was used.
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Ummm... If it's a US-based product, the weak dollar has nothing to do with its cost in the US, except insofar as the makers may feel free to ask a lot of dollars for their products, since foreign buyers will not be terribly deterred, and except where the suppliers of parts for construction are not US-based. The latter may indeed be a factor in cost, so I guess you have a point. But the exchange rates would not be the main cause for a price of $8000 vs an audio market friendly price, like say $2500. |
Headquartered in Goettingen, Germany. Second facility in Menlo Park, USA. |
Lewm, Halcyonic is not a US company, it is German. The initial price several years ago was $7800 for the Model One. See: http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/he2005/4.html although I do remember a price in the $6500 range. The US importer hoped to get a lower price to increase sales, but that never proved possible. This is why I am so unhappy that this outstanding device is so beyond being an option of most audiophiles. |
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