anyone happy with Breuer tonearm? experiences?


i hv schroeder reference, and have loved it for 6 years.
i am thinking of adding a 2nd arm to table. Breuer is the one. some say it more dynamic and 'alive' and schroeder is more romantic. i find schroeder wonderfully light and airy and so musical. so how good is the breuer? i hv all tube, and play classical, especially piano, and small combo jazz. what can you say about sound , ease of set up.

one problem is no asymith adjustment. how get around that? crucial i think.
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I've had a 5b for about 34 years. When I installed it, I had a record playing while I telephoned my then-girlfriend (wife now for going on 33 years). She interrupted to ask if I'd gotten a new cartridge. I asked why (she knew the recording: Ditters von Dittersdorf double bass concerto). She said "The string bass sounds stringier."

That alone tells you why a Breuer is worth the money. When a musician with an good ear hears the difference over the telephone ...