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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The Airy 3 has been replaced by the Airy 3 Premium line, introduced over a year ago.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.
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czarivey
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Do you think that Yen prices stay same back than and now? Forget the exchange rate and your other facts that are irrelevant.
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
there you go, but it's weak now, so imports are more expensive. platinum version is just another marketing tweak to make you pay more.
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
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 $
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
you will have to pay more day by day bcoz dollar is only paper now.
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
It's not only with ZYX. It's with all cartridges and other products. Audiotechica OC9 used to be $50...60, now it's $420; went-up almost 10x.
All bcoz paper bucks, missing gold in FR vault (rapidly spent on MidEsast crusades).
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
Dougdeacon,
Can you relate in details exchange rates to what I
factually observed in simple and obvious terms?
I believe I didn't give even a slight cwap about exchange
rates anywhere.
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
ZYX prices for US customers are effected by only one exchange rate, the dollar/yen one. Your statements that a weak dollar is causing an increase in ZYX pricing were inaccurate. The dollar is not weak against the yen. It has not been weak against the yen at any time in the last 4 years.

Really? Are you sure? Did YOU check facts?
czarivey
5,676 posts
 
NO This reason: ZYX prices for US customers are effected by
only one exchange rate
That is pure BS.
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