Raven One part II
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Farenheit451
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Hi All,
I see GT has featured the Raven Black Knight in his product portfolio now....
I got the impression TW was going to be working on this for a lot longer...?
I see GT has featured the Raven Black Knight in his product portfolio now....
I got the impression TW was going to be working on this for a lot longer...?
Farenheit451
pfm Member
...or is this for the purpose of advance orders....?
Farenheit451
pfm Member
Cartridge conundrum :
With a view to further equipping my Raven One does anyone remember the web address of a German multi-test which involved most of the major cartridges on the market, and its resultant "league table"? Most of the ones at the top end of the table I recall were, oddly enough, of German origin e.g. Allaerts, Contrapunkt B, Clearaudio....although the ZYX Yatra and possibly another ZYX model was there or thereabouts too....
Cartridges aren't the easiest things to get hold of and audition personally so your views and feedback are much appreciated.
With a view to further equipping my Raven One does anyone remember the web address of a German multi-test which involved most of the major cartridges on the market, and its resultant "league table"? Most of the ones at the top end of the table I recall were, oddly enough, of German origin e.g. Allaerts, Contrapunkt B, Clearaudio....although the ZYX Yatra and possibly another ZYX model was there or thereabouts too....
Cartridges aren't the easiest things to get hold of and audition personally so your views and feedback are much appreciated.
Werner
pfm Member
Your overhang and offset must be off by a couple of hundred miles.
Allaerts is very much Belgian.
Ortofon Kontrapunkts hail from Denmark.
Clearaudio, yes, they are very German, although their MMs and the Talisman have Japanese innards.
The Black Night is now in production (well the initial batch) and the first ones will be rolling off the line very shortly. Due to the fact that TW Acustic is a small, highly specialised company all tables have to be ordered in advance anyway.
I wouldn't have said the Raven AC was old. Its only been around 5 years but I take your point and agree to an extent.
Farenheit451
pfm Member
Thanks for that Werner, my media suspicion - not necessarily against Germans - was showing there...
A close German hifi friend would have been horrified by that howler concerning Allaerts !!
(Thankfully I did know the origins of Ortofon
)No help on the question itself then ?
F451
Farenheit451
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The one on Fleabay has a starting price of £7000.
Can someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they used to sell new for £6500 this time last year - ie before the pound got devalued against the Euro?
SCIDB
Triode Man
Hi,
I was think that as well. £9000 is a big jump in price.
So what is the price of this deck new?
Dean
Apart from price rise/currency exchange issue, I think the one that was on fleabay is a Raven AC-3 which is dearer than Raven AC due to the 2 extra motors.
The one on eBay is not a Raven AC with 3 motors. It has just one motor mounted at the rear which makes for a very neat profile. This particular AC was supplied in June 2006 and has the latest motor supply and early Stillpoint feet.
BTW there is no such model name as AC-3, this was just used in the US to describe an AC with 3 motors. It is described in the price list as an Raven AC with 3 motor drive.
The current EU price for a new Raven AC is 10300. The 3 motor drive is an additional 2995.
I want a Raven Black Night. Can anyone tell me how I can make enough money to afford one? I suppose I could sell my entire system and raise enough money to afford it, and just listen to it on headphones, but what fun would that be?
Oh well, I'll just have to keep subjecting my ears to the lowly performance of Thomas' little disposable model One now sitting on a Halcyoncs platform. Woe is me.
this is a temporary setup until I get a proper super rigid stand, which is required for an active platform.
Oh well, I'll just have to keep subjecting my ears to the lowly performance of Thomas' little disposable model One now sitting on a Halcyoncs platform. Woe is me.
this is a temporary setup until I get a proper super rigid stand, which is required for an active platform.
ducatirider
pfm Member
Have you heard one yet?