Has anybody tried the Reed 3P?

I would like to learn some information about this Reed tonearm.

Lewn said

There are now data on the Reed website that are interpreted to mean that the Red Cedar, Pernambucco, and one other wood are the three best in terms of lowered resonance. I need to go back and look at the data again, but I do not recall that the woods were compared to alu or stainless steel. Would like to have seen such data. Nevertheless, since Vidimantas himself seems to have narrowed down his preferences, I kind of wonder why he continues to offer six different varieties

If I was a maker of tonearms (I’m not thank god) – one of my biggest fears and risks I think is – What type of platform is this crazy audiophile going to put my tonearm on ?

Nikola – does Vidmantas recommend a certain material type for the “plinth, platform or Armpod” ? What is the material your Reed Armpod is made of that holds your Reed tonearm ?

A question for current / previous owners - What differences in sound did you find comparing your Reed wooden arms on a wooden plinth/platform - compared to an Aluminum, SS, other material tonearm on the same surface ? I can take a guess but your actual impressions are appreciated.

I was on the Reed site last year. Can’t recall if the information was published on how this tonearm is treated to not be affected by changing temperature/humidity ? Or is this top secret, proprietary, rocket science stuff ?
Is this another bit of info you can get Nikola ?

Cheers Chris

Dear Chris, The new site is: www.reed.lt. You can find the arm pod by accessories (products). They call the armpod 'turret' btw. I am a kind of proud to have caused
the design and production of this accessory. As their first
customer I ordered both : the toneram and the armpod. For my Kuzma Stabi Reference I wanted an second tonearm which could be only put next to the TT. So Vidmantas was 'forced' to design his first armpod for my Kuzma. It is made as a
sendwich from layers of different materials: steel, granite, cork and acrylic. His idea was to make an acousticaly dead 'armbase'. You can find the data on his site.
Your other questions will be, I hope, answered by Vidmantas
via your truly Nikola. He is not the A'gon member so I am a kind of intermediary.

Regards,

Chris, I don't know what you are getting at; it goes without saying that the armboard, the plinth, the coupling between bearing and tonearm or lack of same, etc, etc, will all have a further effect on sonics, beyond the choice of a material with which to make the arm wand. The base of the Reed is made of alu, so I would imagine that an alu armboard would work well, because there would be good energy transmission across the interface between arm base and armboard. I use slate; seems ok. Wonder what Vetterone thinks on that score.

Not that I care much, but it's "LewM" not LewN.

Lew - I am considering a second arm for my Lenco which has an all wood plinth. Sorry for the typo.

Dear Lew, I am sure that Vidmantas compared different kinds
of materials, 'metallic' and composites included, before he
decided to use the wood. I think to be the only one who owned the composite armwand made by Vidmantas. He however insisted on wood so I exchanged the composite for the Pernambucco. But what kind of research he made and how extensive I don't know. But if you persist I can ask Vidmatas to address this issue.

Regards,