New FSQ!

John Stone · Mar 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM

Wait, they're asking for $1,000 but they are not telling you the purchase price???

That's crazy.

lol. its the “Takahashi way”!! ;-)

looks like its around $4K (au) direct from Japan…

https://www.kyoei-osaka.jp/SHOP/takahashi-FSQ-80FC.html

Alex Nicholas · Mar 8, 2026 at 08:54 AM

4K AUD seems cheap for a FSQ. FSQ85’s regularly go for 5k AUD used, and I doubt 5mm extra aperture is going to provide a 1K premium in price?

I look forward to seeing reviews, and really, it’s about time… I can’t see a world where I’d buy a FSQ80 over an Epsilon 160ED though.

This is a direct-from-JP price. The FSQ85 on the website above is ~$2500aud - but costs 3x that from Aussie distributors. Of course if something goes wrong you have to ship back to JP… Caveat emptor..

No, it’s to replace the babyQ 85

Alex Nicholas · Apr 30, 2026, 10:13 PM

I did not know you could buy the tak directly from Japan so cheap…. Makes me feel silly now buying the sharpstar 15028HNT and not a tak epsilon 160…

If you are in the U.S., that's not an option. There are no Japanese dealers that will ship to the U.S. so you would have to travel to Japan and pick it up yourself. Some used to but Tak got word of it and told dealers if they didn't stop they would be eliminated as a Tak dealership.

I have one on order…gave serious consideration to flying to Japan just to get one (overall cost would be lower). Giving up a 5 year warranty is pretty risky though. It has been made clear if you go through any non-traditional route you lose any warranty protection.