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I need a fitting/appropriate tonearm for my Teres 340

I have a Teres 340 with an Origin Live Illustrious 3 tonearm. This was to be a "temporary" arm til I could do better.  But hey, It sounds pretty darn good. Though it sounds good as is, I think the TT deserves a better arm than the OL Illustrious. Maybe I'm being snobbish. Wifey says it sounds great. Leave it alone. But My heart says the Teres needs a better mate I have a Benz Ebony L cartridge. I've consideried the OL Conquerer which is a step up.  But It has no azimuth adjustment. The Reed is an interesting arm which has my attention. The  2 P has azimuth adj. But the 2 A doesn't. There are several Reeds on the market. Would rather have the 3 series. But the 2 is a stretch at this point. Any reed owners that would recommend it over others in the price range? Is the Reed a good match for the Teres 340. Unfortunately I have a limited budget and these seem to be withing the budget. I've seen a few SME V but I'm not sure they are a right fit.. Haven't seen a TriPlanar in some time. Still not sure its the right fit either. Then there is the Pete Riggle arm which may be good but the looks are not that good IMO.. Thoughts?
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Yeah, I left the door wide open didn't I?  I should have asked if azimuth adjustment is that important? I've heard Jay @Audio Revelation say that there is a way to adjust azimuth on the OL arms. One thing I like about the OL is their simplicity. Set it & forget it. I guess they are all that way AFTER you get them set. Its tempting to jump on the Pete Riggle arm. But I really don't like the looks that much and am afraid that my TT being massive cocobolo with the arm being totally different wood will look awful
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You might also look @ a less expensive Schroder (not certain what the 2 goes for now, but it used to be around $2K).

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Gosh dekay. Its been a long time since I've seen you around. I didn't think Schroeder  had but one design but I'll check it out. I know Teres highly recommended the Schroeder. But used ones rarely come up for sale and the new ones are general out of my price range. I love wood (which is among the  reasons for the Teres) and it makes me wonder about the Reed arm which uses wooded arm tubes I'd be pushing the budget to get the 2P which has adjustable azimuth. Then too, is that important? I missed a great deal on a OL Conquerer. I've been very satisfied with the Illustrious , yet wonder how much more is available up the OL line
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Hey:

I usually only post smart aleck comments anymore, unless I feel that I can help out.

Just Googled the Schroeder arm(s) and sorry for hanging that "carrot" in front of you.

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How about the Terminator T-3 linear tracking tonearm. Sets up easily, VTA on-the-fly, azimuth not on-the-fly, runs off of an aquarium air pump. Would look a little steam-punk on that wood TT. Vic is great to deal with. With the dollar pound ratio the arm costs about 1,100 in US dollars including the digital VTA readout.


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