TW 10.5 arm works wonderful with my Transfiguratin Orpheus very dynamic wonderful micro/macro dynamics large deep soundstage great depth wonderful highs midrange.The bass is very fast and deep with great dynamics.If you set this arm up right it is truly world class.
Tonearm for TW Acustic and heavier cartridge
I may be looking to get TW Acustic Raven AC in the next 6 months. Right now I am auditioning a Raven One with Raven 10.5 arm in my system with Koetsu Onyx cartridge.
The sound is wonderful on piano, vocal, small jazz band but I find it a bit too mellow, perhaps a bit too sedated on rock/pop and large scale orchestral work. I was going to burrow Raven AC to try after this but friend of a friend snatched it before I could listen it in my home. Anyway, I will have to wait awhile before our local dealer will have a new one in that I can listen to.
Anyhow, I am wondering about arm that I can use. Raven 10.5 arm seems nice enough but there a few quirks that I don't like. VTA on the fly is certainly not as easy to use as some other arms. I am plannng to use either Koetsu Onyx or Air Tight PC-1 supreme with the new table. A friend suggests that I should look at SME V rather than Phantom (which seems to be a popular arm with TW Acustic) for heavier cartridge. Durand Talea looks interesting but a bit too cost prohibitive at this time but might be an interesting choice when I want to add second arm.
Arms that are a bit easier to get here are Graham, SME, TW Raven or I could also get older Micro Seiki arm from a friend. So if I want to mount either 12 or 12.5g cartridge, what would be a good arm for these combinations.
The sound is wonderful on piano, vocal, small jazz band but I find it a bit too mellow, perhaps a bit too sedated on rock/pop and large scale orchestral work. I was going to burrow Raven AC to try after this but friend of a friend snatched it before I could listen it in my home. Anyway, I will have to wait awhile before our local dealer will have a new one in that I can listen to.
Anyhow, I am wondering about arm that I can use. Raven 10.5 arm seems nice enough but there a few quirks that I don't like. VTA on the fly is certainly not as easy to use as some other arms. I am plannng to use either Koetsu Onyx or Air Tight PC-1 supreme with the new table. A friend suggests that I should look at SME V rather than Phantom (which seems to be a popular arm with TW Acustic) for heavier cartridge. Durand Talea looks interesting but a bit too cost prohibitive at this time but might be an interesting choice when I want to add second arm.
Arms that are a bit easier to get here are Graham, SME, TW Raven or I could also get older Micro Seiki arm from a friend. So if I want to mount either 12 or 12.5g cartridge, what would be a good arm for these combinations.