There's nothing about the Saskia online. Hopefully Mike can facilitate this happening.
finally updated my system page......
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Price is around 12.000 euro the normal and 18/20.000 the Limited
They are doing a Pro version similar to Limited but with platter heavy and has a project for a new big TT could be with double idler.
But now have a lot of order,is very small company,and cannot do others
Price is around 12.000 euro the normal and 18/20.000 the Limited
They are doing a Pro version similar to Limited but with platter heavy and has a project for a new big TT could be with double idler.
But now have a lot of order,is very small company,and cannot do others
Thanks Mike. I absolutely know that you're not representing it as better than anything. I'm just curious about the drive method, construction, etc. The majority of the "manufacturers" in audio are a guy, a garage and a dog. Asking for a website is probably too much for most....
i can expect to get considerable information from Win and record it here on a thread. but it likely will take some time.
tracking shows that the Saskia II will land at my home tomorrow. i leave for a business trip to the East Coast Saturday morning early, back late next Wednesday. Not sure how much help i'll get before i leave, to un-crate it safely, and get any pictures. i'll do what i can to try. otherwise it will be a week before that process starts.
my arm boards are not yet here anyway, so unless i could borrow an arm locally to mount on one of the 5 other arm boards i'll have i'm stuck for now.
i suppose i should not complain (if that was complaining?). more as to why any information or pics likely will be delayed.
it does suck that i have to wait to enjoy my new toy. but on the scale of sucky-ness it's not bad.
One of the arm boards that come with this Saskia II is for a 12” Schroeder. Not sure which 12” Schroeder that would be.
It will be tempting.
Ked, Do you know if Win has heard the big Durand tonearms on his table? Perhaps the Schroeder is his preferred combo among the combos he's heard. Do you happen to know what cartridge Win prefers?
I don't know if he has heard the Durand. But Mike is knee deep in Durands, so with 7 am boards it makes sense for him to try the Schroeder, otherwise it will be like some people I know from South India who eat the exact same rice and gravy (Saambar) dish for breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday.
I don't know what Win's preference is, but I do know Schroeder likes Allaerts and VdH master signature himself. He possibly likes more, but I don't know.
First, rice and gravy is good man. Second even he has 7 arm boards he will end up listening to two most of the time. Mike WILL find the best combo to his ears and he will stick to it I believe.
Yes my point is the Schroeder on Win's table is a good place to start looking for the other combo so that he can have two most of the time
until this particular Saskia II came along i had no thought at all of more tone arms. but the Saskia arm board design is a game changer for this issue. the arm boards are made of slate so they are dense and heavy, and have legs front and rear so they stand up on their own. you can have a tonearm mounted even with a heavy stiff cable and you can set it down and it's safe. then when you want to use it, it slips into the slot and bolts down and all your set-up is ready to go.
the prior owner of this Saskia obviously bought into that direction big time.
i have space on the baseboards around the front of my room that could fit a number of tonearms already set up on these arm boards, a few with cables. they would be completely out of the way of how i use the room.
i could go fricken crazy!!!!
the prior owner of this Saskia obviously bought into that direction big time.
i have space on the baseboards around the front of my room that could fit a number of tonearms already set up on these arm boards, a few with cables. they would be completely out of the way of how i use the room.
i could go fricken crazy!!!!
honestly i don't know him or details of his system. i've dealt with another person helping out. i do know people who do know the owner but have not asked them about his system.
7 arm boards, 7 tone arms, plus a Saskia II......that's some serious gear right there by it's lonesome.
maybe he bought an AS-2000 or AF Zero? (i have no reason to say that other than it's possible).
The irony is if you don't have alternatives to listen in your system you can be happy with just that one top notch arm/cart combo. But only when you have heard quite a few more combos, you will know which one sounds best in your system and it might not be that combo in my first sentence.
Why am I talking to myself?
The irony is if you don't have alternatives to listen in your system you can be happy with just that one top notch arm/cart combo. But only when you have heard quite a few more combos, you will know which one sounds best in your system and it might not be that combo in my first sentence.
Why am I talking to myself?
a senior moment? from one more senior than yourself.
i may yet go down your path, my friend. i did not expect to be going there, but i can see it.
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