Vinyl Asylum: REVIEW: Teres 200 series Turntables by Angus Black III

Model:	200 series
Category:	Turntables
Suggested Retail Price:	$1950-$2350 depending
Description:	Mass loaded suspensionless turntable
Manufacturer URL:	Teres
Model Picture:	View

Review by Angus Black III ( A ) on January 06, 2004 at 10:35:32
IP Address: 206.166.29.226

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I have had a Teres 265 for about 2 months now. I'll concur with all of Marc's comments. The table just continues to amaze day after day. If you get a high off of string quartet music...Bartok's 4th w/ Julliard (Columbia) had me in a trance. The timbre....it's all about the timbre for me...and the Teres delivers. For now, it's sitting atop a Salamander rack on a 2nd story wood floor...so no granite slab yet.
Some minor issues...the wood platter is not 100% true on the horizontal surfaces...a very slight rise...I suspect this is the nature of machining wood? I don't think it has a sonic effect though. Also, my Basis Vector tonearm has gotten stuck in the hole that Chris drilled for me on the armboad...thus, VTA cannot be adjusted right now...please address this if you go w/ the Basis arm...no big deal though, I'm sure Chris will help me on this

Product Weakness: Platter slightly off true
Product Strengths: Easy to set-up, build quality, sexy looks, personable customer service.

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Bryston 3BST
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Morrison ELAD
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Rotel, teres265/Basis Vector/Grado Ref Statement
Speakers:	ProAc Tablette Signature 50s, Bag End subwoofer
Cables/Interconnects:	Belden 89259, MIT T2, DH Labs Q-10
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	acoustic, string quartet (Bartok mentioned)
Room Size (LxWxH):	12 x 8 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	just moved in, none yet
Time Period/Length of Audition:	2 mos.
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	Adcom AC enhancer, ferrite beads
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	Platter slightly off true
Product Strengths:	Easy to set-up, build quality, sexy looks, personable customer service.