I was the first customer by the Reed. I needed an second tonearm
for my Kuzma Stabi Reference but the only way to do this
with Kuzma was with the help of an arm-pod and 12" tonearm.
That is how I got acquainted with Vidmantas the owner and
designer by Reed. But back then he startethe company with a friend who designed and made turntables while Vidmanatas
designed and made tonearms. Alas the 'TT division' was not
very successful so they parted as companion. The tonearm
'division' was/is pretty successful and if I remember well
Vidmatas designed and produced about 4 different tonearms.
Even an experimental 'magnetic version' which was offered to me but I preferred the 3P. With such a past one need not only the innovative mind but also to be brave to start production of the turntables. In contradistinction to Lew
I am obsessed with carts while Lew is obsessed with both: TT's and carts. To my big surprice I see that he admires
Kuzma but not P. Lurne. However the Kuzma Stabi Reference is a kind of copy of Lurne's Audiomeca J1/4. I owned the
J1. Both use the acrylic as the primary material, both platters are 8 kgr and both are with inverted bearing. Both
have ,uh, similar drive. Lurne used one motor and a pulley
on the opposite side such that the belt touches only the
side edges of the platter. Kuzma uses two motors with one
belt with the same result. Aka driving the platter on its
'side edges'. If I remember well Lew owns about 5 turntables but not a single one with belt drive? I am glad
to see that he admits that those are ok provided that the
TT is made by Kuzma (grin).
for my Kuzma Stabi Reference but the only way to do this
with Kuzma was with the help of an arm-pod and 12" tonearm.
That is how I got acquainted with Vidmantas the owner and
designer by Reed. But back then he startethe company with a friend who designed and made turntables while Vidmanatas
designed and made tonearms. Alas the 'TT division' was not
very successful so they parted as companion. The tonearm
'division' was/is pretty successful and if I remember well
Vidmatas designed and produced about 4 different tonearms.
Even an experimental 'magnetic version' which was offered to me but I preferred the 3P. With such a past one need not only the innovative mind but also to be brave to start production of the turntables. In contradistinction to Lew
I am obsessed with carts while Lew is obsessed with both: TT's and carts. To my big surprice I see that he admires
Kuzma but not P. Lurne. However the Kuzma Stabi Reference is a kind of copy of Lurne's Audiomeca J1/4. I owned the
J1. Both use the acrylic as the primary material, both platters are 8 kgr and both are with inverted bearing. Both
have ,uh, similar drive. Lurne used one motor and a pulley
on the opposite side such that the belt touches only the
side edges of the platter. Kuzma uses two motors with one
belt with the same result. Aka driving the platter on its
'side edges'. If I remember well Lew owns about 5 turntables but not a single one with belt drive? I am glad
to see that he admits that those are ok provided that the
TT is made by Kuzma (grin).