I think Jeff Catalano was running a Jade for while, and may still. He may be able to recommend an arm for the Onyx, which I believe is around 13 grams. The Jade, which I use on a Vector,is approx 14 grams. This is according to specs on Acoustic Sounds catalog, if my memory serves. In addition to the Graham, I have also heard that SME arms work well w/ stone bodies. Beyond that, it seems to get a bit esoteric. I have heard the Saec arms work well because they have higher mass.Honestly, have also posted this question, but it was basically just which tonearm works w/ Koetsu. I didn't get much of a response, so perhaps there aren't many. I think the Analog room in San Jose, has Graham,SME, and Koetsu. The Saec was a bit off the charts for me to seriously consider. I would look in to the Reed arms, if I were in the market.
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.