TW-Acustic Arm

Dertoarm,
can I ask respectfully whether you have tried the TW tonearm and if yes with what catridge and set up and give us your feedback in comparison to your preferred tonearm . Thanks in advance

I received my TW abt a mth ago. Certainly well packed with all the necessary accessories and the best instruction manual of all the 3 tonearms I have ( reed 2p-12" , Schroeder 2fw, TW). Set up was a bliss compare to Schroeder . Fr my set up, I find my TW + zyx omega gold more dynamics , better details and bigger soundstage compare to my Schroeder 2fw + ortofon A90. However I prefer the sweeter sound of Schroeder pairing for vocal. Both my cartridges are pretty new and I don't thk it's burn in properly . 1 thing abt TW arm which I don't understd is the use of magnetized screw to set anti skate. As I understd it exert a magnetic force on the arm tube n the nearer ( by inserting screw further in) it is to the arm tune, the stronger is the anti skate. My confusion is that as the arm tube move towards the label, wouldn't the anti skate change ? Fr my set up, I hardly hear any difference with different anti skate setting . In fact I try to set it with Cardas test record and I can't get it to glide slowly towards the label part of the record ( whether it's a right way of setting anti skate is another issue). Please advise

Dgad ,
Schroeder 2 fw is the Schroeder 2 version with reference magnet that is use on dps turntable. Agreed with u on the cumbersome set up.
As for TW my only doubt is how the AS work

Dgad,
As for Reed tonearm ( turntable .it) it is certainly the best looking of the 3 tonearms I have. Suppose to set it up on a reed isolated base (stand alone) n play on Garrard 301. Unfortunately waiting for a DIY PS that is already 6 mths overdue
Anyway, the next tonearm I wish to have is breur or a talea.

Opus88,

The raven 10.5 is much easier to set up. Sounded great with my dynavector xv-1s. However the tonearm pin a bit too long , making it a very tight fit for my xv-1s. Best combination from the various arm/ catridge combo that I have ie schroeder 2fw/ ortofon, reed/ortofon a90, raven 10.5/zyx omega gold .
Even before burn in & when I first set it up, it thrashed the 10.5/zyx combo. So much so that 1 of my audio friends who is using phantom2/ zyx omega gold, immediate place an order for XV-1T. However I m not comfortable with the supply protractor. I don't really understand how to use it . I used a feirkert & mintlp protractor to set it up
I used my reed with a separate reed tonearm base on my garrard 301 & it was not easy to set up effective length correctly. Whenever I change the VTA, the tonearm tower of reed seems to move ever so slight changing my effective length. It's seems to have the same issues triplanar tonearm has ( no experience with this arm but from my friend with such arm) .

1 thing I have doubt about the raven 10.5 is the anti skate which uses a screw with magnet at the tip of the screw to create a magnetic pull on the tonearm. I wonder how accurate it can be when the magnetic pull loses it strength as the tonearm moves toward the inner grooves. Did asked Thomas , the manufacturer & he told me anti skate is correctly done.
By the way both vidmantas ( reed ) & Thomas ( raven) are 1 of the best in the market. Immediate response & ever willing to answer any questions I have .

Kdl, Yes, it's only a concern of how the AS works . I believe that as the tonearm moves toward the inner groove the AS reduces. So I doubt it's accuracy.
Anyway , dont seems to be much sonic changes to my ears , with change of AS