All the audiophile nerds coming at Maxell's social accounts tend to harp about two things: that all these devices are made by the same company Tanashin in China

All the audiophile nerds coming at Maxell's social accounts tend to harp about two things: that all these devices are made by the same company Tanashin in China, and that they often have a plastic 'flywheel'. Maxell shoots back that this one has a metal flywheel of brass. Is it overpriced at $80? Is it just a weird retro thing grasping for tactile sensation like vinyl and cds that only covers the consumption side of music? yes and yes.