Has anybody tried the Reed 3P?
I am very curious about the Reed 3P as it exhibits clever engineering. I assume its name derives from having only 3 contact points a la Kuzma 4point? I am also curious how the azimuth on the fly adjustment is achieved and would love to see more pictures of the arm's mechanism. _______ |
Jfrech, My 'current' Reed (2A) is specialy made for my Kuzma Stabi Ref. as second arm next to the Triplanar VII. Ie with an armpod and 12'' lenght. My intention was to use this arm for the low compliance MC carts. So in A-B-A comparison I was limited to Benz Ruby 3S and Phase Tech P-3G. My Basis Exclusive has two phono-pres so A-B comparison is easy to do. But in my second system I use the FR-64 S, Sumiko 800, Zeta and Lustre GST I. This system is not 'optimal' but meant to test MM carts. I am very fond of all of them (tonearm maniac) but the Reed and the Triplanar are superior to the rest in my opinion. BTW the Reed and the Triplanar are meant for different carts and are in no way rivalry. Regards, |
Vidmantas was told that I started this thread about the Reed 3 P. The strange thing is that while I know nothing about this arm I may be in the position to answer any question about the same arm. That is to say I need to put the question to Vidmantas first and than provide the answer which I get from him. His English is not adequate for the purpose according to his own opinion while his spare time is also very limited. I am also acquainted with his son and his daughter in law and can easilly get contact with them/him. Regards, |
