Is it an $85 better pour?
I will take a run at it. Call the Takahiro a Mercedes and the Paico a Ford.
Short Answer? Yes, now go by one and forget the rest of the post.
Qualified Answer? Depends...
1) Are you a committed pourover person and know it is a method you plan on working for years?
2) Do you have the extra discretionary shekels?
3) Do you want the best on the market - feel, balance, "hand-presence?"
If so, order one.
On the other hand
1) Interested in learning pourovers? Grab a KONE, Paico and Chemex and have $3.00 left over for your "Takahiro in 2019 Fund."
I didn't find the control issue difference that Peter did but I was racing around, hosting -- maybe I wanted the Paico to perform as well. I could get a liter out of that Takahiro if I monitored the stove. I did notice that rather than boil over through the top, it backed out of the spout when I ran over a liter of fluid in. Also, watch the cap's adjustment. I noticed it falling out for someone.