Why is the price of new tonearms so high

Dear Perrew, 'all' and 'some' are quantififyers and very
risky to use as refering expressions. So there are 'some'
tonearms that are new,very good,but not 'so high in price'.
For example: Reed L (www.turntable.lt) that I bought for
+/- 1500 E (with a base).
Regards,
Nandric

The "flat Tire" .....

or

HIGH END

:-)

Syntax,
I wonder what's its resonance frequency ---- would it need a 'sock'??

Nandric, do you think the Reed can compete with the dynamically balanced tonearms that Dertonarm mention?

Dertonarm,
I have been following this thread with only mild interest until you mentioned the importance of "dynamically" balanced tonearms. I do not have a physics background, so could you please briefly explain the advantage of dynamic versus static? balance. I have a SME V 9" arm and have experimented with setting the scale to zero and using the counter-weights only versus using the scale set to 2.0-2.2 grams. I have not really heard a difference but others say they have. What should I be listening for? What are the theoretical and real differences? Thank you for any insight you could offer. Peter