i have seen and heard the Raven One at shows, seems like a fine tt that plays above it's price point. i cannot imagine why the Reed 2A (i've owned one of those) or the Reed 2P (i currently own 2) would not work quite well with the Raven One. neither the Raven One nor the Reed have any 'non-linearities' which would cause any balance issues. and both your cartridges are slightly on the warm/dark side of neutral.
being more specific on the Reed 2P's. it's a very lively arm, highly detailed....with very dynamic bass performance. it does not have any mid range bloat some arms can have, i would call it a precise, finely focused arm.......and it does space and note decay.....and blooms nicely.
soft-edged? maybe not.....but that should be more a cartridge issue. lower price range arms with less precise bearings tend to be a bit 'blunt' and dull......you could call them 'soft edged'. maybe the term you want is 'sounds natural and easy on the ears'......the Reed 2P is that!
the Reed 2P is one of the best arms i've ever heard. better, to my ears, than the Graham Phantom, the Triplaner VII, any of the SME's, or even the Schroeder Ref SQ. i've had the Ref SQ and Triplaner in my system directly compared to the 2P.
being more specific on the Reed 2P's. it's a very lively arm, highly detailed....with very dynamic bass performance. it does not have any mid range bloat some arms can have, i would call it a precise, finely focused arm.......and it does space and note decay.....and blooms nicely.
soft-edged? maybe not.....but that should be more a cartridge issue. lower price range arms with less precise bearings tend to be a bit 'blunt' and dull......you could call them 'soft edged'. maybe the term you want is 'sounds natural and easy on the ears'......the Reed 2P is that!
the Reed 2P is one of the best arms i've ever heard. better, to my ears, than the Graham Phantom, the Triplaner VII, any of the SME's, or even the Schroeder Ref SQ. i've had the Ref SQ and Triplaner in my system directly compared to the 2P.