The Vivid arm is Jelco and the American dealer confirms that it is similar to the Koetsu arm. If you search pictures on the net, they look very similar as well. Too bad I can't speak german. There's alot more german press out there.
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Does anyone know the approximate dimensions (and ballpark pricing) of the Raven One and Raven AC (w/ & w/o 3-motors)? Thank you! I searched all over (including the twacustic.de site) to no avail. Are Schroeder tonearms *actually* available? (Specifically the Referenz) Not just whether they are taking orders...are deliveries being made? Can the Raven accept a 12" arm? Thank you! |
HI Ebalog Pricing of the TW Acustic should be discussed with High Water Sound if you are in North America. As for dimentions of the Raven AC with one motor they are 24" wide by 16" deep. The Raven One can accomidate the 12" arms. TW Acustic has a picture on there site with a Ortofon 309i and a Schroder. No connection to High Water Sound or TW other than a happy customer. |
My Raven One should be here by mid May. I just decided to upgrade the arm board to bronze after reading a Raven One thread on PinkFishmedia. Many of us know the benefits of brass cones (I have brass sistrum speaker stands that are amazing). I actually had to look up the difference between bronze and brass to see how they were different compositionally. I think the bronze armboard will help to close the gap between the Raven One and the bigger AC. Apparently Thomas, the Raven's builder has a One at home (along with an AC) that has the bronze armboard and an external motor. One listener had trouble distinquishing bettween the two tables, and even Thomas himself was reported as sayiing the difference was about 10%. (I'm not sure how much if any the external motor contributes to the One). I think this effectively means that the Raven One is probably the biggest bargain in turntables today, since it comes so close to the AC in sound quality, and the AC reviews have been fantastic. I think I also read that the price of the One is going up next month, so I'd say if your thinking about this table, now is the time to jump on it. I think the current wait time is about 3 months, and as more and more people get theirs, undoubtedly, friends will hear them and have to have one. I'm sure the upcoming NY hi fi show will see tons of orders as well. From what I understand these have been selling like hotcakes, so clearly analog is very healthy right now. Jeff at Highwater Sound has been very patient with my continued armboard changes. First I ordered it with a Schroder 2 armboard, then changed the order to a Phantom armboard, then recently to the bronze board. He never tried to upsell me to the bronze, or even to try to get me to buy the Raven One at all! I was there to pick up and return a Tron Seven phono pre amp for home audition, (which is now on order as well) and saw all his amazing tables, and sold one to myself. By the time my table arrives, I will have probably changed the armboard order again, since I have now found another arm that I believe will be better than the Phantom I have sitting here in a box. my new tonearm . . |
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