Thanks for the kind words.
If you want to do a 2 stage thing, then I would reiterate my feelings from the AR post. Get a Rega Planar 2/RB250. Then get used to how to set up a cartridge, and deal with analog equipment. When you decide to move up to the Teres, whether you make the base or buy one, you can transfer the arm from the Rega to the Teres. The RB250 arm is the best part of the Rega Planar 2. Then you can upgrade the arm with the Origin Live modifications, and have a killer arm on a killer TT. Alot of folks think that a OL modded Rega RB250 is about the best arm under $1k.
By the way, when the Teres was still a project, all the buyers made their own bases. No base was available. You got a bearing, platter, and motor unit. If you want to see some examples of Teres TTs with DIY bases, then go to the Teres website, and click on the Teres Project section, and then click on the "Teres Hall of Fame". There are about 25 pictures and descriptions of home-made Teres TTs that used the platter/bearing/motor from the original Teres project. You might get some ideas from there for your own project.
If you want to do a 2 stage thing, then I would reiterate my feelings from the AR post. Get a Rega Planar 2/RB250. Then get used to how to set up a cartridge, and deal with analog equipment. When you decide to move up to the Teres, whether you make the base or buy one, you can transfer the arm from the Rega to the Teres. The RB250 arm is the best part of the Rega Planar 2. Then you can upgrade the arm with the Origin Live modifications, and have a killer arm on a killer TT. Alot of folks think that a OL modded Rega RB250 is about the best arm under $1k.
By the way, when the Teres was still a project, all the buyers made their own bases. No base was available. You got a bearing, platter, and motor unit. If you want to see some examples of Teres TTs with DIY bases, then go to the Teres website, and click on the Teres Project section, and then click on the "Teres Hall of Fame". There are about 25 pictures and descriptions of home-made Teres TTs that used the platter/bearing/motor from the original Teres project. You might get some ideas from there for your own project.