In Reply to: Teac's VRDS transport - why aren't all modders using this? posted by hukkfinn on January 7, 2008 at 09:00:38:
Look at the post down the page for the answer (linked below). I only know of three products that use the Teac transport:
1) The new dCS stack that goes for around $70,000.
2) The new Spectral that is around $25,000 or $30,000. This is something of an anomaly. I am told that Spectral is not really a business in the sense that it makes money. My understanding is that the owner is independently wealthy and the company is more of a "vanity" business. Many (if not all) of the Spectral products are priced 20% or 30% less than what most other manufacturers would charge. So if you like the way the Spectral products sound, you can get something of a bargain. The disadvantages are that they only have a handful of dealers and the wait for the equipment is usually several months. Search the forums for more on this.
3) APL Labs sells a super-modified Esoteric X-01 for (I believe) $25,000. They replace all of the analog circuitry and make modifications (or possibly replace, I'm not sure) to the power supply and digital circuitry. The Esoteric chassis is retained.
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Follow Ups
- Look down the page a few posts for the answer - Charles Hansen 09:39:34 01/07/08 (12)
- Charlie.... - JMCIII 08:47:44 01/08/08 (9)
- Be careful... - Charles Hansen 12:06:10 01/08/08 (8)
- One of the new drives... - David W. Robinson 16:24:19 01/08/08 (7)
- RE: One of the new drives... - Charles Hansen 20:06:54 01/08/08 (6)
- That sounds about right... - David W. Robinson 23:06:39 01/08/08 (5)
- RE: That sounds about right... - Charles Hansen 09:41:03 01/09/08 (1)
- Ed and I do talk from time to time... - David W. Robinson 18:40:00 01/09/08 (0)
- RE: That sounds about right... - Charles Hansen 09:37:58 01/09/08 (2)
- Not that I was mentioning the C-5xe or anything... - David W. Robinson 18:34:52 01/09/08 (1)
- Re: Not that I was mentioning the C-5xe or anything... - Charles Hansen 20:41:57 01/09/08 (0)
- What about the TEAC VRDS-x players? - hukkfinn 15:26:53 01/07/08 (1)
- RE: What about the TEAC VRDS-x players? - Charles Hansen 16:58:12 01/07/08 (0)