LATEST NEWS
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New Product: Optical cartridge Reed SF, phono equalizer Reed EQ, power supplier Reed PS
The Reed team proudly announces about new product: Optical cartridge Reed SF, phono equalizer Reed EQ, with separate power supplier Reed PS. Premiere
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New Reed 2B tonearm model finish
To help more customers find the best tonearm option for their audio systems, the Reed team introduced a new 2B finish.
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Tokyo International Audio Show 2024
We sincerely thank our distributor in Japan REAL Soundlab Japan Corporation for the annual Reed products display at one of the major international sho
TECHNOLOGY
CONCEPT
We adhere to the scientific approach and believe that the best result can be achieved by carefully calculating, researching and testing. Tonearm is mechanical, acoustical and electronic system. The set of parameters of this system determine the tonearm “sound”. Here are the main parameters.
- Effective length
- Effective mass
- Moment of inertia
- Acoustical damping of armwand
- Wiring impedance
RESEARCH
Production of the tonearm is a process, which requires not only knowledge, scientific preparation, but also ingenuity and creativity. For the sake of curiosity, we gathered some numbers and facts what does it take to create a tonearm, in this case – linear-tracking tonearm Reed 5T.
REED 5T TONEARM: FACTS
PARTS TO BUILD
HOURS TO DESIGN
COUNTRIES INVOLVED
REVIEWS
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REED 2B REVIEW IN PART TIME AUDIOPHILE MAGAZINE
Part Time Audiophile magazine, 11/2024 Richard H. Mak Reed 2B tonearm review in Part Time Audiophile magazine. PDF of the article (in English) can be
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REED 5A REVIEW IN HI-FI+ MAGAZINE
hi-fi+ magazine issue 219, 05/2023 Reed 5A tangential tonearm review in hi-fi+ magazine (United Kingdom). PDF of the article (in English) can be downl
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Reed 5T and Muse 1C review by STEREO-VIDEO
STEREO-VIDEO, Issue 12-2018 Reed Muse 1C turntable and Reed 5T tonearm review in Stereo-Video magazine (Czech Republic). PDF of the article can be dow
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