The hold down on the Tech Das AF impacts the playback significantly - that's been my experience comparing the AF VP with an AF Technics SP10 Mk2 (no clamp) and Kuzma Stabi R w clamp. For that reason, if I were spending that kind of dough, I'd definitely chose the TechDas AF over the Kronos. It's the most sought-after technologies for modern turntables - Dohmann is trying to add hold down to their next update so that says a lot. I will add that TechDas customer service isn't that great - so if that's important to you - keep that in mind. Either way, you can't go wrong. Good luck - it's fun shopping for turntables (and almost everything else audio related - amps, speakers, carts etc).
