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Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc.

I have Manley Steelhead Phono Pre VII and Berning ZH-270 Amp, and I ordered a pair of Merlin VSM-MX. The next step is to upgrade my Table and Arm. I am thinking about the Teres 265(320) with Shroder Model2 Arm or Origin Live Illustrious Arm, or VPI HR-X, or SME 20 with SME 5 Arm, or Origin Live table and arm. The budget is around $7000 (used or new).
For VPI HR-X, SME 20, and Origin Live, I can find some profesional reviews. For Teres, I did not find any profesional reviews, but some user reviews. And there are few A/B comparision reviews on Teres.
It will be greatly appreciated if anybody who A/B compared the above tables to give the information.
Any suggestion is welcomed.
Hanjiang
hzhu1920
mcrespo71
20 posts
 
Larry,

I heard a 320 and another Teres which was part of "the Teres project- DIY." it all depends on whether you like the big/jet black sound they produce- if you are after that, then the Teres is very good. I just found them uninvolving.

Michael
rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
Dear Sirspeedy: +++++ " Here's a really good tip for you,that I'm sure all of us have read about at some point.Why don't you solder all your connections.I have no doubt it would be a further improvement.. " +++++

For some time I have my audio system with out any single connector, everything were soldered ( including the speaker cables to the crossover ), yes there are some improvements. but is a " pain in the ass ": it is a monolithic system: you can't do any change of anything anytime you need or you want and if you have a failfure ( somewhere ) in the system that's is a " via crucis " to fix it. But Doug can try it.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
cmk
397 posts
 
Michael
Which turntables do you consider to be involving? I'm not trying to bait you or anything, just want to know where you are coming from.

Cheers
Kenneth
mcrespo71
20 posts
 
Ken,

Rega, Well Tempered, Linn, SME, Roksan, VPI (some of their models), and the old Nottingham Spacedeck are tables that appeal to me. I don't really care what anyone thinks of any of these tables, but this is where I am coming from. To each their own is what I say.

Michael
cmk
397 posts
 
Michael
Fully understand. I'm using a Kuzma Stabi myself with the Schroeder 2 and I'm already in heaven.

Cheers
Kenneth
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