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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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rauliruegas
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Dear @artemus_5 : OL tonearm are good tonearms and in reality you are not dissapointed from it. Maybe makes more sense to do a change for a different cartridge. I like BM but inside its line are better models and out side there are several alternatives that can gives you a better system quality performance using the same OL tonearm.

You can put on sale your cartridge and changing it will be a real up-grade in your system.

Well, a change in cartridge is always a good alternative against a tonearm, especially because you are " satisfied " with.


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
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artemus_5 OP
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Interesting concept Raul. I know you are much more experienced with tonearms and cartridges than I am. I think I am satisfied with the cartridge and have felt the weak spot to be the arm...IF there is a weak spot.
I did see a Zyx Airy 1000 G with SB which may be in my price range. Will it outshine the Benz? IIUC, the Ebony L is only bested by the Ebony LPs. Maybe I'm wrong. Then I know the Zyx are very well thought of. I haven't checked the used section. Sometimes there are good buys there. Thanks
gilles130
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I own a zyx airy 1000 on a conqueror mk 2 arm. Arthur Salvatore said that the zyx is very sensitive to VTA and VTF. I USE A VTAF from Pete Riggle , vta on the wind,and it is very useful when you listen to a modern flimsy record and then a speakers corner one.
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artemus_5 OP
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I own a zyx airy 1000 on a conqueror mk 2 arm. Arthur Salvatore said that the zyx is very sensitive to VTA and VTF. I USE A VTAF from Pete Riggle , vta on the wind,and it is very useful when you listen to a modern flimsy record and then a speakers corner one.
Giles. Concerning the VTA setting, Do you know if he was referring to the whole line of Zyx or just the Universe which I believe he owned & reviewed?
FWIW, the only thing which has stopped me from getting the Riggle  VTA adjuster is that I'd need to make my hole 1/4" larger. The arm board is cocobolo. Though I am a woodworker, making it bigger will be a chore I suspect. But I can see the beauty of the 
gilles130
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If I remember well the sensitive vat concerns zyx airy 2 and 3, at that time he has not revised the universe.
With the last origin live model I do not know if it is possible to install the VTAF.. 
Dougdeacon may answer for the vat for zyx. His reviews are on audiogon.
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