Teres 340, anyone heard / seen one in the flesh


One of my last turntable upgrades might be to this beautiful beast.

What is the verdict of those that have listened to it?.

Is this a lifetime purchase. Or is there room for improvement?. (like any of us will ever end our neurotic quest for the holy audio grail)
cousinbillyl
Hi Cousin,

I ordered a 340 and am waiting for delivery (expecting late June). I will check in and let you know after I have had it set up and done some listening.
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Cello--

You are probably going to be mobbed with requests for information, since you are (so far as I can tell) the first person anywhere on the net to even hint that they might have access to one. I'm dying to hear your impressions.
I own a Teres 340 with Graham 2.2 and Shelter 901. Simply fabulous is all that I can say.

I have been listening critially since the first of the month and I am amazed by what I have been missing.

The speed, resolution and simple clarity of everything strikes me as astonishing. The imaging is fantastic and the transparency of the sound is accentuated by the darkness of the background. In fact, I have been very impressed with how low the surface has become in general.

Of course, these impressions represent a combination of all of the components acting as a system in conjunction with an excellent phono preamp properly loading the cartridge, but I believe the Teres provides the platform for the rest to happen.

I was fortunate to be in a shoot-out between the various Teres turntable components in January, and the 300 series tables clearly exceeded the 200 series tables hands down across categories. That was a concensus opinion I believe.

In fact, it was at that time that I decided against any acrylic TT, leaded or not. This sealed my personal decision.

Cardiackid,
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Glad to hear that you are so happy with your Teres 340. Coincidentally, I have also bought a Graham 2.2 and a Shelter 901 as well. Your post only adds to my positive anticipation.

Additionally, I bought a Basis Vector and a Koetsu Rosewood Platinum. The plan is to mix and match for the best pairing.

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Thanks,
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