Description
Reed 3P Tonearm
The new Reed 3P tonearm is so innovative that it has won or been nominated for many international design awards and has some totally unique features.
Central to these is the fact that the Reed 3P allows you to setup most of the tonearm’s parameters (VTA, azimuth, antiskating) on the fly! Yes, you can make the finest adjustments while playing a record! Remarkably, the azimuth adjustment mechanism allows the cartridge to ‘swing’ around the needle tip during the adjustment process, hence keeping all other tonearm parameters intact. This type of technology is unique to Reed and an example of the engineering & thinking that has gone into this design.
Another Reed 3P innovation is its bearing system. Although the tonearm bearing system can be considered as a gimbal design, it actually acts like a unipivot. However, the major difference from the unipivot system is that instead of using a single pivot, the Reed design incorporates three pivots with magnetic stabilisers used for the vertical and horizontal axis. This bearing system is as rigid as a gimbal but its friction coefficient is as low as a unipivot design. The result is a bearing system that is rigid & reliable but picks up and communicates the most subtle musical information.
The antiskating system is magnetic and the 3P uses evolved versions of design elements that were developed in their famous Reed Mag prototype model which made its first appearance in the Analog Forum 2011, in Krefeld, Germany.
The Reed 3P tonearm has been acknowledged for its distinctive design on multiple occasions. It convinced the 30-member expert jury of the “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012” International Design Award and received a coveted Red Dot Award. The Red Dot design award, held by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen (Germany) and with origins reaching back to the 1950s, has established itself internationally as one of the most appreciated quality seals for outstanding designs.
Additional finishes available. Many arm wand and cable options available. Please contact us. Thank you.
Specifications:
| Model | Reed 3P |
|---|---|
| Bearing | Gimbal (behaves like a Unipivot) |
| Armwand Options | Wenge, Macassar Ebony, Cocobolo, Teak Light, Teak Dark |
| Finish Options | Seashell White, Black, Palladium, Gold Matte, Gold Gloss |
| Antiskate | Magnetic system |
| Adjustments | Azimuth, VTA, Antiskating |
| Other Features | Replaceable Headshell |
| 9.5” Effective Length | Mounting distance: 205.5mm Pivot to spindle distance: 223mm Overhang distance: 17mm Offset angle: 22.9 degrees |
| 10.5” Effective Length | Mounting distance: 236.1mm Pivot to spindle distance: 251.6mm Overhang distance: 15.4mm Offset angle: 20.7 degrees |
| 12” Effective Length | Mounting distance: 283.8mm Pivot to spindle distance: 295.6mm Overhang distance: 13.4mm Offset angle: 17.6 degrees |
Approximate Effective Mass of Reed 3P Tonearm Options
| Armwand Option | 9.5” Effective Length | 10.5” Effective Length | 12” Effective Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenge | 10g | 12g | 14g |
| Macassar Ebony | 12g | 14g | 18g |
| Cocobolo | 12g | 14g | 18g |
| Teak Light | 8g | 10g | 12g |
| Teak Dark | 8g | 10g | 12g |
