Graham Phantom vs Triplaner

thanks Sirspeedy - After all its the music we all live for and to play. HW is one of audio's nicest guys.

The 12.5 arm has the damped bearing, 12.6 has undamped bearing, 12.7 back to damped bearing with motor honey instead of silicone.

I am actually packing up my 2nd 12.6 arm wand to send back to HW tonight.
Me I am not game to go the 12.7 with valhalla cable - not because i don't think it won't sound great, just for my tastes I believe I will prefer the slighty warmer copper cable to make my pop, rock and alternative records sound a little nicer.

Let me know how Sid goes with the Rim drive. HW said that Roy gregory went banana's over it and Fremer will have his chance to listen to it very soon - he just needs to choose what table he wants it with.

Hope you are enjoying your phantom

Once again, the difference can only be
realized on the best of stable audio
refference systems. Tri-Planar and
Graham are the final word in tonearms.
Make your choice based on audible
sound and "the comfort zone".

That's a strange statement from a guy who has obviously never heard the Continuum Cobra or Copperhead?
And the breakthrough that these arms have delivered will ensure that even THEY will not be the 'final word'?

Halcro

Have you the copperhead properly set up yet??

Phil from hifi junction showed me one yesterday and boy hemp looks and feels strange but overall an impressive looking arm. All the wires made me a bit nervous thou.

He said you were still waiting on TW Acustic to supply the correct arm board. that must be a bit frustrating.

cheers

Downunder you should have called me to come and listen. I'm just down the road from HiFi Junction.
Copperhead has been running since Xmas 07.
Continuum re-drilled the TW Acustic armboard to fit. It's only cosmetic reasons that Raven are supplying a new armboard (which incidentally has been ready for months but is waiting shipment with other items).
The phono cables of the Copperhead needed over 100 hours of break-in and didn't sound good whilst that was happening.
Now the sound is simply staggering.
I don't want to pre-empt the description until I have the DaVinci Grandezza mounted with the ZYX Universe. This should be in about 3 weeks.
I have heard that the Grandezza is as good as (if not better than) both the Phantom and Triplanar so a direct comparison between the 12" Grandezza with the Copperhead will confirm whether the bar has been raised as high as I believe, by the Copperhead design?

Regards