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Is the Teres a

I have just read Art Dudley's review of the Quattro Supreme (Stereophile, October issue), a table spawned from the basic Teres design. (The friendship, then break-up of the original Teres group is also mentioned as a side story.)

I have no experience with the Teres but the Supreme - a design very similar to the Teres - priced at $6,000 got a "B" rating (actually meaningless, but someone's got to give it some rating because we are a rating-mad people!).

Why doesn't Chris Brady send Art a table so that he could at least give the Teres a good review and exposure?

Art's reference, the LP12, by the way, beat the Supreme in one area: PRaT.

Cheers,
George
ngeorge
cousinbillyl
190 posts
 
Ngeorge

I noticed you mentioned the RS Labs A1 arm.

I have ordered the 340-2.

One of the arms I have is the RS Labs. The other will be the Schroder DPS. So far I only have the ZYX 1000 Airy.

Can you give me any advice on the RS arm?.

I am looking at one of the Koetsu's as a second cartidge. Any thoughts on possible matches between tonearms and cartidges?.

Bill
ngeorge OP
57 posts
 
Hi Bill,

I like the RS-A1 for its speed and dynamics. I have, however, an issue with its delicate nature; you can't afford to be casual with it.

It's made very different from other arms in the market. I have only compared it to my stock RB-300, which it beat easily. You have to be "careful" when handling it.

That said, having the Schroder DPS should more than make you satisfied, shouldn't it? It's one of the finer arms around, I think.

But if you can have both the Schroder and RS-A1, then do compare them and let us know what you think of them.

Hmmm, that should be an intetersting shootout!

Regards,
George
mtz
12 posts
 
Or would anyone care to report on each table heard on its own?
patrickamory
193 posts
 
Thom -

I see you've expanded your list of splicing block sources! I really want an Editall - I remember these from my college radio station and they were great. But there doesn't seem to be a 1/2" model at US Recording. There's one by TME - how does this compare to Editall?

Also, where do you and Peter get your CLEAR mylar 1/2" tape? All the leader tape I can find is colored.

Hope all's well,
Patrick
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thom_at_galibier_design
729 posts
 
Hi Patrick,

I'm just now catching up after the Rocky Fest. Gravity never rests (old climbers' saying) ...

It's The Tape Center splicing block on my support page:

http://www.galibierdesign.com/support.html

One thing you need to be aware of is that the holographic Mylar tape has horrible quality control, with spools varying by as much as 3/16" in width.

I find that the easiest one to use with the holographic stuff is the Marker Tek because it has hold-down levers to position the tape.

With correctly sized tape on a good splicing block, levers are unnecessary. With the holographic Mylar stuff it's very helpful however

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier
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