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In Reply to: Upgrade Oracle or Teres??? posted by Zach on September 20, 2002 at 17:31:05:
My vinyl playback rig is a Teres with an ET II arm, and a Dynavector 17D2 cartridge. My Teres has the a lead shot base made of bubinga wood, and the clear acrylic platter. While it is probably impossible for me to infer what a Teres will sound like in your system, I can tell you that I have had great success in achieving a musical presentation with mine. This Teres/Et combination does a superb job of exracting detail out of the record without losing its musical balance. The Teres is able to present the total package of a muscical performance. There is dynamics,detail, immediacy, and the presentation of space. And it's all in balance, nothing stands out and screams at you, drawing undo attention to itself. While a lead shot loaded Teres isn't cheap, I think it's one of the better values to be found in audio today.Now my opinions on the ET arm are based on my experience with the Teres. I remember in the 80's the ET arm was one of the preferred arms to go on the VPI 19's, and to a lesser extent the SOTA and Oracle tables. But personally I don't see how the performance of this arm could be maximized on a floating suspension table. The arm is super critical to the need of being level, and putting it on a suspended table looks to be a set up nightmare. But on a non suspended table like the Teres set up is simplified, and then the arm really shines. While I can't completely relay the arms performance due to the fact that I have only had it mounted on the Teres, I can confidently say that my vinyl playback system is more focused,dynamic, and has less groove noise and mistracking then my previous turntable. The only part I dont like about the arm is that is is complicated to initially install and set up. But once you understand the geometry of a tangital tracking arm, it becomes alot easier to set up and keep in adjustment.
I live in Washington state, and if you are anywhere close I would be more then happy to let you listen to the Teres. And if I can answer any other questions please let me know. Good luck on your quest for better sounding analog.
Regards
Mister Pig
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