03-10-2018, 11:36 PM
speaking about audiophile equipment. One of our vendors, a high end CNC machining/assembly company got a contract to make turntables. The prototype is a large cylinder on air bearing, suspended on some stainless steel blocks. the whole assembly was several hundred pounds (more like 700 lb IIRC). These go to a company that assembles high end turntables and sells those for $150k a piece. I asked who buys this kind of equipment, and he was told that most customers are in Asia. They make like 40-50 units per year.