Looks like ~ 10-15% increases across the board, that have hit in the last few months? Their base models (Concept, Performance, Ovation, Innovation) are great products that have stood the test of time several years on since introduction. Given inflation, it’s reasonable to do such an increase every few years.
Rather than cranking out MK #’s revisions, redesigns, or even dropping & introducing whole lines every couple years (ahem - VPI), and using that as a time to work in huge price increases, ClearAudio continuously works improvements into their existing models over time. I’ve spotted a number of such improvements on these CA tables, over years. They’ve quite granularly filled gaps in the pricing with in-between models and premiums options (e.g. birch plinth on the Concept). And when comparing past/present pricing you also have to compare apples-to-apples on the options; it appears they finally got rid of that atrocious "Clarify" magnetic arm as one of the lower-cost bundle options (in favor of Satisfy or Tracer), which is a particularly great move IMO. That Clarify arm was holding these great tables back in most real-world conditions. The arm pivot is NOT a good place for magnetic suspensions; a disappointing misstep by CA there. Their rigid bearing arms are fantastic.
The price increase still sucks for new/prospective buyers, but seems pretty reasonable to me.
Rather than cranking out MK #’s revisions, redesigns, or even dropping & introducing whole lines every couple years (ahem - VPI), and using that as a time to work in huge price increases, ClearAudio continuously works improvements into their existing models over time. I’ve spotted a number of such improvements on these CA tables, over years. They’ve quite granularly filled gaps in the pricing with in-between models and premiums options (e.g. birch plinth on the Concept). And when comparing past/present pricing you also have to compare apples-to-apples on the options; it appears they finally got rid of that atrocious "Clarify" magnetic arm as one of the lower-cost bundle options (in favor of Satisfy or Tracer), which is a particularly great move IMO. That Clarify arm was holding these great tables back in most real-world conditions. The arm pivot is NOT a good place for magnetic suspensions; a disappointing misstep by CA there. Their rigid bearing arms are fantastic.
The price increase still sucks for new/prospective buyers, but seems pretty reasonable to me.