Description
Reed’s 5A tonearm is introduced as an angling- 90o -tangential-pivot-tonearm, it is based on the Double Birch/Thales geometry and will complement their tangential tonearm lineup.
- Armtube suspension system is similar to the one used in Reed 3P tonearm.
- Tonearm’s back link uses low-noise ceramic rolling bearings.
- Lever uses low-noise ceramic rolling bearing and rests on the sapphire – molybdenum carbide thrust bearing.
- Sapphire – molybdenum carbide thrust bearings are also used for tonearm’s front link, vertical and horizontal axes.
- Tonearm has VTA and azimuth setup and can be configured with Reed or SME (universal headshell connector) headshells.
- To make sure tonearm setup is precisely horizontal, tonearm has integrated level and horizontal plane adjuster.
Product Specifications
Mounting distance
251 mm (platter diam.max.= 330 mm)
Tracking error
+/- 4 Minute of Angle (MOA)
Effective mass
10g -16 g depends on the armwand material
Height adjustment
compatible with 26÷46 mm height platters
VTA adjustment
precision +/- 0.2 mm
Azimuth adjustment
+/- 8 deg
Downforce range
10÷30 mN (cartridge mass 5.5 g – 19.5 g,(4.0 g – 25,0 g))
Offset angle, overhang
0 deg, 0 mm
Integrated level, accuracy
+/- 2 mm/m