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Wand 14-4 Turntable Review extract from ry8.eu by Roy Gregory
For the full review see; https://gy8.eu/review/the-wand-14-4-turntable-and-wand-plus-tonearm/
Roy concludes;
How good is good? When you are paying out your own hard-earned cash that’s a far from rhetorical question. The
Wand Plus (together with the more refined Wand Master tonearm – with all those niceties like damping, easy VTA
adjustment and Nordost wiring) has already established an enviable reputation especially when it comes to the
price/performance equation. The Wand 14-4 has been specifically developed to exploit that performance and the
package of arm and ‘table together is simply remarkable in terms of both its absolute performance and value. It gets
very close indeed to many of the massive and massively expensive competition, only really giving ground in terms of
looks and finish. Summing up the Wand record player is a little like being asked to choose between a Caterham 7 and
the ultra luxury Bugatti Chiron, except that in this case that choice might be between the Wand and a TechDas
AirForce Zero. You know what – resale value aside – if I were offered a free hand I’d take the Wand. Just like the
Caterham 7, it might not cost as much or look as impressive as the Bugatti, but when it comes to navigating the
twists and turns in a record groove, the overweight, over-priced exotica is hard pressed to keep up. The Wand simply
gets more of the music, more right, more of the time. If it really is performance that counts, more is so often less!
Manufacturer:
Design Build Listen, New Zealand www.designbuildlisten.com