Avid acustus reference vs TW acustic raven AC3

I posted a summary of what I thought of the carts under my system thread. Never tried the Breuer/Allaert myself.

I described the PC1 vs ultraeminent under my system post. It is at the end. Hope this help you.

I have owned the Acutus with new motor (not Ref) and Raven AC1. Not exact model you are asking but similar.

Acutus: More detailed and airy presentation. I had severe footfall issues with suspended wood floor. I need to sneak around like a ninja to avoid skipping. Even though it can accomodate different arms, the platter tilt to the arm side and if arm is heavier than SME 5 and the converse is true. You can spend a lot of time dialing in a precise setup but when the springs are set into motion, I have some doubts whether the setup is preserved. The manual says don't obsess with setup and you have to be happy with that philosophy.

AC1: The quantity of bass was not more than Acutus which surpised me, The texture of bass is better and midrange is harmonically richer. Very easy to setup and immune to footfall. Accomodate multiple arms so this does it for me. Table does not have topend air like the Acutus.

The Acutus is like an OTL amp and AC1 is like a Jadis.

Footfall issue was related to contruction of the house. Major problem with 70+yr old house I was in. In my currenly 12 yr old house, it is less of an issue.

I have the Phantom 2, triplanar 7 and davinci. Carts owned include xv1T, PC1, Coralstone, ultraeminent, titan i; brief experience with PC1 supreme.

Davinci floats the soundstage best with more airy presentation. My favourite is ultraeminent BC from my sonic lab. Coralstone is a close second. PC1 is not bad if you can tolerate not having the most detailed presentation. Supreme is not worth the extra money for me.

No exp. with Breuer.

Jadis is very good gear. Used to have a 88S.