Revo 4K and other more expensive Alpha models

[perllog]

After couple days reading and posting, I've now decided to stay with Alpha machines and wanted to learn more about them before buying one for my own use and possibly tennis friends that may have stringing need in the future.

I' ve got this question in my mind between the Revo 4000 and others from Alpha, as best I can tell from the pictures and specs, there are two main differences between the Revo 4000 and the more expensive models:

- The Revo has "6 points wide stretch mounting system" and the Blue DC has "Six-point Racquet suspension mounting system" while the Apex has "Air-suspension six-point mounting system" . How are these mouting system differ and how do they affect the quality of the stringing ?

- The other main difference is the stand . Does the stand provide much greater ease in stringing and therefore necessary for large volume of stringing jobs and the table top in no way inferior to those with stand in so far as quality of a stringing job except its throughput ?

I couldn't tell of any other significant differences between the Revo and other more expensive models.

For personal use and occasional stringing for friends and others , does one need a model with stand ?

With Revo 4000 can I put it on the floor and work without having a table to put it on ?

The way it looks , Revo 4000 will take less room for storage , which to me is a big plus since my garage is running out of room . I'd like to have the dimensions of the Revo 4K but couldn't find it on NTT website . I wonder Alpha has it stored off somewhere ?

Thanks all for your comments
Perl

 

[Gaines Hillix]

perllog, it is my understanding that the mounting system on the Revo 4000 and Blu DC are the same. The Apex is different in that the support arms adjust with one knob controlling two arms, not just one, so mounting is faster. The shoulder supports on the Apex are kind of C shaped instead of being a half-V. There is no way a grommet hole can be clocked on the Apex. The arms extend further toward the middle of the frame on the Apex. The frames also don't sit on top of the support posts on the Apex. In a way, when the frame is mounted on the Apex it looks like it's floating in space. The Babolat Star 3/4/Sensor use the same kind of frame mount. A stand mounted machine is easier to use, IMO. You have easy 360o access to everything, the height of the machine is easily adjustable and there's usually a larger tool tray for your stuff.

 

[perllog]

Thanks Gaines. You're most informative and helpful .

Perl