Holbo
Airbearing MkII
Introduced 2022$7,900 MSRP
The Holbo Airbearing is a compact belt-driven turntable hand-made in Slovenia by engineer Boštjan Holc, notable for pairing an air-bearing platter with an integral air-bearing tangential (linear-tracking) tonearm at a fraction of the cost of rival air-bearing designs.
MSRP
$7,900
Used market · Good
$4,700
-41% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $7,900 at launch to $4,700 today.
Specifications
- Maker
- Hand-built in Slovenia by engineer Boštjan Holc; US-imported by Highend Electronics
- Price
- $7,900 USD / £6,000 / AU$12,000
- Plinth
- MDF
- Speeds
- 33⅓ and 45 rpm, electronic switching
- Weight
- 12 kg (27 lb) total; platter 5 kg (11 lb)
- Platter
- 5 kg black anodized aluminum, air-bearing supported
- Tonearm
- Integral linear-tracking air-bearing tangential tonearm, aluminum alloy/carbon construction, 163mm effective length, 7.5g effective mass, silver/copper Litz internal wiring
- Dimensions
- 430 × 400 × 150 mm (17 × 15.7 × 5.9 in)
- Drive type
- Belt-driven, DC motor
- Recognition
- Reviewed by What Hi-Fi?, HiFi News, The Ear, and Tracking Angle, consistently praised for offering air-bearing performance well below the segment's typical prices
- Power air supply
- External combination linear power supply and air pump (110-240V/50-60Hz, 2W for electronics, 10W for pump); pump measures 225×147×120mm and weighs 1.8 kg
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