TechDAS Air Force Ⅲ

摘要

However crass it seems to open a review of a high-end product with the matter of price - surely the preserve of writing about budget kit, where bargains matter and cost is a real issue - it is inescapable when dealing with TechDAS's Air Force Ⅲ. True to its word, the company has halved prices with each new model since the Air Force One [HFN Jun '13] so this third in the series sells for (deep sigh of relief) £18,998. This is simply staggering value for a deck delivering 90% of the performance of a sibling that leaves little change from £100,000. It goes even further. Unlike the dearer AF One and AF Two [HFN May '15], the AF Ⅲ - note the change to Roman numerals! - can be fitted with up to four tonearms, whereas the larger decks make do with two. At a time when analogue is enjoying an unforeseen renaissance, and the new breed of high-end turntable user leans toward cartridge collecting or fitting different cartridges to suit various needs, this is a boon not seen since the days of its spiritual ancestors from Micro Seiki.