We're still running our sample PT-10 through its paces, but we've had it the last couple days, initial impressions quite positive. We did not have the PT-1 to compare to, but we've enjoyed a Seiko STX-1 for years. The PT-10 not only tracks better and reads more effectively, we love the green/red color change when the pitch "dials" in. Big face for the bifocal crowd gets praise, too! Buttons are on the side, so it's ALL face, all the time, despite its low(er) profile.

It took a bit of fumbling to get to the optimum reading position; with two "3D" swivel adjustments, you have some latitude, but once that is established, you really don't fidget with it much. So far it's been tested on an Octave (low tracks quite well), Clark JM-10, and of course it did wonders for the recently acquired JP Charles 10-string. Other than a slight sympathetic vibration rattle (only heard in extreme silence), we've not found much in the way of negative to report. Certainly the street price is good ($32+/-). The recently announced company trade-in program (old PT-1, PT-2 plus $20, working or not) is a definite bonus (see below for details).

As far as spending more money on its predecessors, one can't help but wish Sony had a similar program for trading in an old CRT TV for a flat-screen (at a fraction of the cost). You have to accept the fact that technology gets cheaper over time, and the resulting obsolescence is a benefit, not a disadvantage. This is a very good thing Intellitouch is doing; re-establishing brand equity (something they never really lost in the first place, just drowned out in the "noise" of competition).

We expect the market will be very happy with the new PT-10.

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Trade in details

Posted by Ted at June 13, 2009 1:48 PM