Ammonite Audio
06-11-2020, 11:49
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/09/27/glanz-mh-124s-premium-tonearm-review/
Richard Mak's review of the Glanz MH-124S Premium tonearm concludes with these words:
At $26,500, the price tag of the Glanz MH-124S Premium is high enough to earn the scorn and hatred of many, with plenty of evidence on my Facebook page’s comments under my Glanz tonearm post. I have mentioned time and again in my numerous articles that value is not one of my evaluative criteria. You can turn to the audio review forums and there are plenty of posts debating about value for money. My job as a reviewer is to describe the sound so readers can decide for themselves whether the sound suits their budget.
A few weeks ago, I went to price out a custom build titanium bicycle and it came to $17,500. The next day they called me back to remind me that it does not include the crank, the seat post, and the handlebar. “Come again?” I said. “Walmart has $150 bicycles for sale and they include the crank, the seat post, and the handlebar.”
The Glanz MH-124S Premium is far from being the most expensive tonearm out there. Sitting beside the Glanz, in the next position on my table, is the €26,500 Acoustical System Axiom Anniversary (the first to arrive in North America, and watch for our upcoming review). Then there is the Vertere Reference and the SAT LM-12, which also cost a lot more than the Glanz Premium. If the Glanz Premium’s price is considered high, then perhaps it has made the original MH-124S seem like more of a bargain at USD 8,000.
The Glanz MH-124S Premium is by far the best Japanese-made tonearm I have ever encountered. If the price is no object, then the Glanz MH124S Premium tonearm will surely hold a permanent position in my arsenal of the world’s best tonearms.
I won't even attempt to rationalise spending £23,500 on a tonearm, but clearly the Glanz MH-124S Premium is a special thing, and people are entitled to spend their money as they wish (and they clearly do, too). The 'regular' Glanz MH-124S is indeed a relative 'bargain' at just under £6k, and I have yet to hear anything better, nor with better engineering quality; however I have not yet heard the MH-124S Premium, which is very much a 'special order' product.
Lately I'm hearing more and more from audiophiles wanting a 'last ever' tonearm? Well, a Glanz should be on the list.
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/product-brands/glanz/
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/S_Premium_TOPs-1200x333-1.jpg
Richard Mak's review of the Glanz MH-124S Premium tonearm concludes with these words:
At $26,500, the price tag of the Glanz MH-124S Premium is high enough to earn the scorn and hatred of many, with plenty of evidence on my Facebook page’s comments under my Glanz tonearm post. I have mentioned time and again in my numerous articles that value is not one of my evaluative criteria. You can turn to the audio review forums and there are plenty of posts debating about value for money. My job as a reviewer is to describe the sound so readers can decide for themselves whether the sound suits their budget.
A few weeks ago, I went to price out a custom build titanium bicycle and it came to $17,500. The next day they called me back to remind me that it does not include the crank, the seat post, and the handlebar. “Come again?” I said. “Walmart has $150 bicycles for sale and they include the crank, the seat post, and the handlebar.”
The Glanz MH-124S Premium is far from being the most expensive tonearm out there. Sitting beside the Glanz, in the next position on my table, is the €26,500 Acoustical System Axiom Anniversary (the first to arrive in North America, and watch for our upcoming review). Then there is the Vertere Reference and the SAT LM-12, which also cost a lot more than the Glanz Premium. If the Glanz Premium’s price is considered high, then perhaps it has made the original MH-124S seem like more of a bargain at USD 8,000.
The Glanz MH-124S Premium is by far the best Japanese-made tonearm I have ever encountered. If the price is no object, then the Glanz MH124S Premium tonearm will surely hold a permanent position in my arsenal of the world’s best tonearms.
I won't even attempt to rationalise spending £23,500 on a tonearm, but clearly the Glanz MH-124S Premium is a special thing, and people are entitled to spend their money as they wish (and they clearly do, too). The 'regular' Glanz MH-124S is indeed a relative 'bargain' at just under £6k, and I have yet to hear anything better, nor with better engineering quality; however I have not yet heard the MH-124S Premium, which is very much a 'special order' product.
Lately I'm hearing more and more from audiophiles wanting a 'last ever' tonearm? Well, a Glanz should be on the list.
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/product-brands/glanz/
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/S_Premium_TOPs-1200x333-1.jpg