Price for Holbo mk2 airbearing turntable is 4990€ , including DHL shipping , customs and taxes paid, delivery directly to your home worldwide , 2-year warranty and all unlimited support and assistance.
Does any Audiogon member have a Holbo air-bearing turntable?
I am fascinated by the Holbo air-bearing turntable with its linear tracking air-bearing arm and air bearing platter system. I have not read an unfavourable review, and many reviewers recommend it as a reference-level turntable at an audio bargain price.
If you have one, what has your experience been like? What country are you in? Is yours the Mk1 or the Mk2? What was the set-up experience like? What cartridge(s) have you used, and what would you recommend? How do you keep it clean? Has it been reliable?
Looking forward to hearing real-life experiences!
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@lewm They are made in Slovenia. |
Forgive me, but some citizens of the USA are pretty notorious for poor knowledge of geography! That seems to extend from the top down, even though FLOTUS is Slovenian born! For example, my adopted country Australia is often confused with Austria, although their capital cities are almost 10.000 miles apart. Austria's capital Vienna will be the future home of the "Munich" high end audio show. The drive from Vienna to Slovenia's capital city Ljubljana, where Holbos are made, is under 4 1/2 hours. Munich is about the same. Venice in Italy is even closer, under 3 hours drive. So Holbos come from an area rich in classical and operatic musical tradition. Home of many beautiful things in fact. |
Slovenia has been part of the European Union for 20 years and converted to the Euro almost as long ago. The European Union and the USA signed a deal on 27th July 2025 which caps tariffs on imports USA from the European Union at a maximum of 15%, including cars. The rate is not much different from Australia's blanket Goods and Services Tax of 10% which applies to every good or service sold in Australia (except some items like food). Often the GST is not charged on imports, giving overseas manufacturers a 10% advantage over local manufacturers. As far as I can tell, almost everything in the Holbo is made in Slovenia except for the motor which is Japanese. Nothing from China. So it should be exactly like importing audio products from say France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. The UK is no longer part of the European Union and has its own deal. The only UK car parts you could get 'burnt' on at the moment might be used exhausts! Sorry, could not help myself |
I never had an issue dealing with Kuzma in Slovenia. In fact, back in the day, I'd get overnight shipments from there to NY. The tariff in the US is 15%. I figure the manufacturer might eat some of it, ditto the US distributor, have no idea what AUS is like though I know from motorsports everything is very pricey compared to ROW. |
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