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Reed tonearm w/ Raven One table-how's the match ?

I soon expect to go for a Raven One, but it's tough deciding on an arm for it. Currently own an SME IV.Vi, but want easier adjustability. I'm considering the Reed 2A or 2P with cedar wood and the C37 Finewire in copper with Eichmann Copper Bullet plugs. My listening preference is mainly orchestral music.I do like a slightly soft edged, warm/dark sound and don't mind giving up a bit of top end air but wish to preserve presence from instruments at the rear of the orchestral soundstage. For any of you who have this combo,what say you? Too much warmth interfering with what I'm looking/listening for or not? I have Dynavector XV-1S and Benz Ebony LP cartridges,reasonably neutral Ear 88PB preamp,Air Tight ATM-3 amps,Dunlavy SC-4 speakers. Opus88  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 06-24-11

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 06-25-11   I have seen and heard the raven one at shows, seems like a f ...   Mikelavigne 06-25-11   Thank you very much for your comments, mike. i greatly appre ...   Opus88 06-26-11   *** reed tonearm w/ raven one table-how's the match ? *** ...   Vertigo 06-26-11   Hi there, i think the raven 1 is great value for money and w ...   Dover 06-26-11   Vertigo: unfortunately, getting the opportunity to audition ...   Opus88 06-27-11   Dover: i really prefer to stick with only one tonearm, and l ...   Opus88 06-27-11   The reed 3q will be my next arm in addition to my beloved cl ...   Rockitman 06-27-11   I just took a delivery of q3 a couple of weeks ago. i plan t ...   Suteetat 06-27-11   Suteetat...i'm curious about what type of arm material your ...   Opus88 06-28-11   Opus88, i have 12" cocobolo arm. right now i have air t ...   Suteetat 06-28-11   I have the raven one and use the benz lp, which is on your l ...   David12 06-28-11   David: would i be correct in assuming your ortofon arm has a ...   Opus88 06-28-11   hm, difficult, but i guess it will be more in the red bass ...   Syntax 06-28-11   Syntax: i just stole a peek at your audio system. speaking a ...   Opus88 06-29-11   Opus88 vertigo: unfortunately, getting the opportunity to a ...   Vertigo 06-29-11   Vertigo...sure, i'm aware of what you're saying, and i do ag ...   Opus88 06-29-11   Mikelavigne: both for sale? where to from here?   Opus88 06-29-11   Opus 88 yes i would say the sound is essenially neutral. cer ...   David12 06-29-11   David12: i previously owned the zyx airy 3 also. my feelings ...   Opus88 06-29-11   Opus 88, yes, selling both reed 2p arms. i have (had) 5 ar ...   Mikelavigne 06-29-11   Mike: i agree, three tables and five arms---not too practica ...   Opus88 06-30-11   Hi opus, once you start playing with reed arms and acustic ...   Vertigo 06-30-11   hey mike, can you better describe/quantify what you like be ...   Rockitman 06-30-11   Vertigo...you've got me smiling, because i know exactly what ...   Opus88 06-30-11   I heard reed 2p on raven one today, with cocobolo arm, coppe ...   Suteetat 06-30-11   Rockitman, one of my reed 10.5" 2p's had red cedar, th ...   Mikelavigne 06-30-11   Opus, wow..45 years in this hobby. pretty good. bet you mus ...   Vertigo 06-30-11   No problem. thanks mike...   Rockitman 06-30-11   Vertigo...knocking on the dunlavy produces a high, kind of h ...   Opus88 06-30-11   Mike: if you'd like to discuss the talea here, that's perfec ...   Opus88 06-30-11   Vertigo: forgot to mention, i have the long discontinued vpi ...   Opus88 06-30-11   I am surprised that no one else seems to have focused on thi ...   Lewm 06-30-11   Lewm, you are right but in a way, all the combinations from ...   Suteetat 07-01-11   "...you pick your tonearm to match your cartridge...&qu ...   Opus88 07-01-11   Dear opus88, i guess i meant it either way. if you own the t ...   Lewm 07-01-11   For anyone interested, check the chart at the bottom of this ...   Opus88 07-01-11   According to the reed own r&d the red cedar, pernambucco and ...   Nandric 07-01-11   I was going to get pernambucco wand since the weight was ide ...   Suteetat 07-01-11   Opus, hi... i did not specify in my post but i did mean th ...   Vertigo 07-01-11   Vertigo: i fully agree about being aware of some of the impo ...   Opus88 07-02-11   Suteetat, vidmantas get's feedback from his customers and de ...   Nandric 07-02-11   ****i haven't had to be really concerned with azimuth since ...   Vertigo 07-02-11   I've had very good results with adjustment despite the fixed ...   Opus88 07-02-11   I just got a 12" red cedar reed 2a from steve dobbins t ...   Jarrett 07-02-11   Dear jarret, i agree with dobbins that red cedar is the best ...   Nandric 07-02-11   Hi jarrett, i notice you have an ortofon a-90 in addition to ...   Opus88 07-02-11   Here's what steve sent me on the eff. mass: the hardwoods a ...   Jarrett 07-02-11   "the kansui was more natural and solid...". that s ...   Opus88 07-03-11   Jarrett, i assume your kansui cartridge is a miyajima. i jus ...   Suteetat 07-07-11   ***i've had very good results with adjustment despite the fi ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   Though the headshell is fixed on my sme, i have been able to ...   Opus88 07-07-11: Lewm Dear Vertigo, I don't think there is any such thing as "perfect" azimuth adjustment, so doing it by ear is as good as any other way, IMO. How would you define perfect azimuth adjustment, in electrical terms? Lewm  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 07-07-11   Thanks very much, lew. you and i are in complete agreement o ...   Opus88 07-07-11   Opus, sorry if my tone came across a little "harsh&quo ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   Cut and paste for me where i say another method other than t ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   Cut and paste for me where i say another method other than t ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   (sorry about the double post)   Vertigo 07-07-11   Vertigo: i respect your effort in seeing that no stone is le ...   Opus88 07-07-11   Your welcome, opus. **my desire to possibly seek some chang ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   Ps ***i have never in my life actually even thought, let al ...   Vertigo 07-07-11   Vertigo: with all due respect, i think it's time for us to g ...   Opus88 07-08-11   I think you're right!   Vertigo

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