Tonearm selection is not easy


Hello Everyone, I am in the final rounds of selecting a tonearm upgrade for my Verdier/SME3012 combination. It is really getting difficult to put my money down on one of these tonearms. I have drilled down to these arms as the final short list within my budget of $2k

Naim ARO (used)
Graham Phantom1 (used)
Kuzma Stogi Ref (used)
Rega RB1000 (new)
Fidelity Research FR64 (used)
Scheu Classic
EMT 929

The cartridge I will be using is a Dynavector Karat 17D3. I am not sure how people choose tonearms in general. My TT should be able to host any of these arms well. So it boils down to which tonearm can handle the Karat well I guess. I normally listen to all kinds of music with preference to classic rock so I like my music to be full and lively with good PRAT.

Would really appreciate some input here. I know I still have to buy blind but your inputs will help me big time in at least eliminating few of these from the list.

BTW, my TT manufacturer normally recommends long arms like the SME 3012 and EMT 997. 997 is out of my budget. Moreover I do not know if these long arms are agile enough to keep up with the musical timing though.
pani
Every one on your list is a good choice. My top choice would be either the Naim, or the Kuzma. The Graham is also a top flight arm. You might want to include the Audiomods in your search. I think it's a best buy and hangs with the big boys.
http://www.audiomods.co.uk/