first off, check this out--- wsr xy LU by schoeps. second, didnt know the vark bar was up too 70 bucks. always thought they were 40-45 bucks for the longest time. when using the vark bar, u dont need a riser for xy, and its just big enough for ortf and din/DINa, without weighting a ton. it will cost u a buck though depending on what mount u use to hold your caps, and there is deff a couple diff options/opinions on what to use.
now the DPA xy set up is slick, and the xy/ortf mount is even slicker. something like those mounts should be made by schoeps. ed