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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.
tbg
goldeneraguy
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Laufer Teknic,is located on Whitehall Street, N.Y,N.Y
Very nice people
tbg OP
5,263 posts
 
There is a California company that is distributor for the scientific community. Laufer Teknic does the audio aspects worldwide.

I suspect that the weak dollar is chiefly responsible for this product not taking off in the US. I have no idea how it is doing in other countries.
lewm
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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.
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tbg OP
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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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