i wonder what a TechDas AF1P retails for in Japan?
Great deck Mr. Lavigne,
Personally I feel you miss little not having vacuum suck down,the CS Port is more of a refinement than an all out assault.
Ultimately the almost silent operation of the compressor must be very enjoyable?
Once more you push the envelope whilst stroking the Gregory,
Bravo Sir,kindest regards,G.
Mike, spoke to Mik recently, and his enthusiasm for the CS Port is infectious. He was also chatting about the development of the Rockport.
What was it about that 1990s apogee for analog technology? Fruition of world's greatest ever tt ie the Rockport, the Studer you own. For my part, Barco Cine 9 crt projector and take no prisoners Pioneer HLD X0 laserdisc player. The big McClaren supercar that many feel is more bleeding edge than the Veyron. Etc etc. We will never see these days of analog superiority again.
When i was contemplating the AF1 a little while back, it was around 35k here....i wonder what a TechDas AF1P retails for in Japan?
LOL. you absolutely made the right decision. personally I find the Vyger ugly as sin.
The CS-Port - Japanese build quality, exquisite Japanese engineering in a smaller logical functional form factor.
no vacuum hold down makes listening to music so much more enjoyable imo.
This table will outlast you.
And it looks so much cooler!!
I want one![]()
Apologies for jumping in and I would not have, if XV1 had not made his "ugly as sin" comment.
Understood it's nothing more than a personal opinion, which is very well respected, but an opinion that disses vs. just saying you don't like the look or you prefer the CS P look regarding something that I lOVE calls for a counter, which says that I personally LOVE the look, the sound and the operation of the VYGER. To each his own.
When i was contemplating the AF1 a little while back, it was around 35k here....
Apologies for jumping in and I would not have, if XV1 had not made his "ugly as sin" comment.
Understood it's nothing more than a personal opinion, which is very well respected, but an opinion that disses vs. just saying you don't like the look or you prefer the CS P look regarding something that I lOVE calls for a counter, which says that I personally LOVE the look, the sound and the operation of the VYGER. To each his own.
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agree Bob.
my consideration with Vyger included enjoyment of it's look. i'd relate it to my darTZeel, not for everyone, but special. yet also might engender more varied reactions and certainly not fit into every room and comfort zone. no hiding a Vyger. the CS Port might look like part of the wall or garden....sort of.
I think it is beautiful myself. Lovely Italian design. To me one of the most beautiful of all.
Mike, can you elaborate a bit further re utilising yr three tts for optimal sound depending on the pressing being played.
Ok, I get we have to balance lush or lean carts depending on the arm/tt/system balance they're installed on. Or go for a hugely neutral uncoloured tt like SME, or a fatter sound like the original Linn Sondek, depending on yr personal bias.
But, now w three hugely resolving, and SOTA tts, I'm just not quite getting the pressing being suited by "one tt over the other two" concept.
Curiosity and "want it all", I get. But a classical lp better suited to a hugely neutral and resolving DD or belt drive, or a full and bass driven funk lp better suited to idler over the other two? Is this how it might transpire?
Apologies for jumping in and I would not have, if XV1 had not made his "ugly as sin" comment.
Understood it's nothing more than a personal opinion, which is very well respected, but an opinion that disses vs. just saying you don't like the look or you prefer the CS P look regarding something that I lOVE calls for a counter, which says that I personally LOVE the look, the sound and the operation of the VYGER. To each his own.
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I'm imported my Acoustic Signature from Poland. It took them 2 years to bill me but they finally caught up with me!In the USA it makes since to buy direct from Japan since our retail prices are often higher than Europe and our import tax is very low. A lot of the time you never even get billed.