In other words, if we have let's say x amount of dollar per product, than no matter what is the currency status the price per imported product may still be much more expensive. Check other dollar depended currencies -- pretty much same situation... Purchasing products from Europe still too much $
Goodbye ZYX Airy 3
A recent ad on the Audio Asylum from SoraSound, tells of selling off the last of the ZYX R1000Airy3 SB cartridges for $1875 (was $3000).
This was about the same price that 2Juki sold them for, for years (also now gone).
Sad to see this expensive (but not absurd) gem go!
The Airy 3 had many fans and good reviews.
The Airy 3 has been replaced by the Airy 3 Premium line, introduced over a year ago. The Premium is about $1000 more.
Oddly there have been no reviews, and very little user info on the premium line that I can find. Are these "new" premium models actually better??? What is up?
SoraSound seems to "push" their own, "Universe" versions instead.
This was about the same price that 2Juki sold them for, for years (also now gone).
Sad to see this expensive (but not absurd) gem go!
The Airy 3 had many fans and good reviews.
The Airy 3 has been replaced by the Airy 3 Premium line, introduced over a year ago. The Premium is about $1000 more.
Oddly there have been no reviews, and very little user info on the premium line that I can find. Are these "new" premium models actually better??? What is up?
SoraSound seems to "push" their own, "Universe" versions instead.
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Don, the ORIGINAL zyx cartridge is the one with REAL serial number. I know what i'm talking about as i bought Zyx from Juki few years ago and it was fake serial, different manual and box without serial numbers (where should be serial numbers printed). It was OK cartridge (Airy-3), but i remember distortion problems with one channel for a long time on new cartridge. Remember that grey market ZYX can not be serviced by Nakansuka-San (he refuse them if the serial is fake like with all Zyx from Juki). As i said in another thread retipping ZYX with some other vendor is no longer zyx sound. So if the warranty/service is not a problem for you that's ok. But for me support by manufacturer is important. It is not a problem to find USED/DEMO cartridge from original source (disctributors) or sellers you can trust (they do not manipulate with serial numbers). Appart from ZYX i can say the same about Ortofon he's selling (also fake serials). I even remember fake Orsonic headshells from that source. Definitely not everybody happy about it. I never got anything free from Sora Sound, but everybody knows that Mehran is top seller who taking care of his customers like no one else in this business. |
The effect of exchange rate depends on the time frame you consider. From 2000 to 2008, the dollar/yen ratio was between 100 and 120. After 2008, the ratio dropped substantially, bottoming at around 78 in May 2011. Since then it has risen back to 120. The 2008 to 2013 were an anomaly compared to the last 30 years. Dates of major crossing points. July 2007 - 120 Oct. 2008 - 100 May 2011 - 90 Oct, 2012 - 78 Jan. 2013 - 90 May 2013 - 100 Nov. 2014 - 110 Current - 120 Data from oanda.com website. You can get historical prices there, graph or table. Historical Exchange Rates |
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