Reed 3P
Reed 3P, among other features, like fine VTA adjustment on-the-fly, also has a unique possibility of adjusting azimuth while playing a record.
An exciting thing about the azimuth adjuster is that during the adjustment process the cartridge “swings” around the needle tip, hence keeping all other tonearm parameters intact
Magnetic anti-skating and some other features, used in Reed 3P, were developed in their Reed Mag prototype model*, which made its first appearance in Analogue Forum 2011 Krefeld, Germany.
Another 3Ps innovation is its bearing system.
Although tonearm bearing system can be considered as gimbal, it acts like unipivot one.
However, major difference from unipivot system is that instead of a single pivot three pivots and both vertical and horizontal axis’ magnetic stabilisers are used.
Such bearing system is as rigid as gimbal, but its friction coefficient is as low as in unipivot.
Again, if you are bored with this technical talk, it is enough to know that in Reed 3P you can setup most of the tonearm’s parameters (VTA, azimuth, antiskating) on the fly, and due to the very sensitive bearing system you will not miss the slightest music tones.
Reed 3P is acknowledged not only by its high quality sound, but also for it’s distinctive design.
It convinced the international 30-member expert jury of the “red dot award: product design 2012” international design contest and received one of the coveted awards – red dot – in the “Entertainment technology and cameras” category.
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
SPECIFICATIONS Reed 3P
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Effective length |
9.5″ | 10.5″ | 12″ |
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Mounting distance, mm |
205.5 | 236.1 | 283.8 |
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Pivot to spindle distance, mm |
223 | 251.6 | 295.6 |
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Overhang, mm |
17 | 15.4 | 13.4 |
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Offset angle, deg |
22.9 | 20.7 | 17.6 |
The designer and company owner, Vidmantas Triukas, is radio engineer, working in hi-fi audio equipment field since 1985.
He was working in scientific acoustic and ultrasound area, researching the transmission of acoustic noise in different materials and has three patented inventions in this field.
In 1987, Vidmantas Triukas with a few friends built an “audio set”, consisting of turntable, speakers and an amplifier, and presented it in USSR’s largest technical achievement trade show in Moscow.
For various innovations ( turntable motor automatic speed control, amp with very low linear distortions etc.) it was awarded a bronze medal in audio equipment category.
After 1990s Vidmantas started business in another area, however audio still was his passion all these years.
In 2007 he decided to start business and offer something amazing to the market.
After a year of continuous research, prototyping, design and testing he offered first Reed series tonearm.
Since then, his company works for its valued customers and tries to bring something special to the audiophile community.
Despite that Vidmantas is an inventor and a technical designer, he is also very passionate art lover. He studied art history in Sankt Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) in 1980 – 1982. 
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