ZYX Airy2-X-SB on Graham 2.2

Cello: You are wrong: I'm not heard the UNIverse. That's all. I will hear it in no more than two weeks.. Wait for it.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

I have heard fabulous things about the AIRY line.As for the 2.2,when you experiment with damping in the arm's bearing you must re-adjust vta as well as tracking force(FOR EACH PARAMETER CHANGE).At that point if there is still a hardening/brightness then there is a mismatch,BUT,I'll bet that those who found an unacceptable level of performance in this area truly did not have a feel for how INCREDIBLY CRUCIAL the VTA/DOWNFORCE/DAMPING OF BEARING are,and how they all MUST go hand in hand!I've owned a 2.2 for quite some time and am still learning about what I'll call "Micro-Tuning" it.

Dear Cello: Like an expert on ZYX cartridges can you explain this: *** " Do you know that this " weight.. " was not in the original design? wonder why ? or better, ask you why ?. " *** Tks.

BTW, you post: *** " the best cartridge out there at any price..... " ***. about the UNIverse, for you can do this statement you have to compare it against first live music and second with other top cartridges like: Clearaudio Insider, Myabi 47, Lira Titan, Allaerts MC 2 Finish, Dynavector Xv-1, Ikeda REX9, Van denHul Colibri.

If you already do it I would like that you share your experiences on that issue with this forum, but if you don't then your statement have no value at all.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Thanks to Larry, Doug, Raul and Sirspeedy. I don't have a lot time because of work lately but I've read all your comments here and in many other threads, and always find them enlightening. Raul you certainly have a way with words but I also respect your knowledge. I'll let you all know how I like the sound of the new setup once I receive it and it settles in. That would be a pre-owned Graham 2.2 and new Airy2x-SB. And I will be sure to follow your post on damping fluid Sirspeedy.

My own 2 cents.Both Cello and Raul.Both you guys are fun to read and good spirited.Quite knowledgeable too.So get off this banter of defensiveness,as it does none of us any good.As for the Live music comparison,you simply can't compare it to what we get from our audio set-ups,and the original thought(I think H.P.started it)is unrealistic.What WE should ALL be doing, and this is a weakness, IMO, of the owners of the most costly stuff,is to really attempt to hear other well set-up systems.That is a really good guage/comparison for which we can then(if we can truly allow ourselves to be openminded to the fact that someone else may have succeeded in areas where our set-up may be weak)try to hear where our own set up can improve in one or two areas.I've learned alot from friends,just by trying to have an open mind.Not a bad idea,heh?