Graham Phantom vs Triplaner

D, Harry is one of this industries true characters. Loves hi-fi. Loves to make stuff. I am actually a bit concerned that retirement looms. I could be wrong, since for the first time in a long time, VPI was present at a show. Sheila was manning a little table in the room Grundman was hanging out in. At The Show. I bought one of his very first products, a suspended plinth and base for a Denon DD motor. This was 1981, I think. I like the work in progress thing, as harry doesn't have the formal education that obviously isn't required if one keeps an ear to the ground and an open mind (I'm thinking of a member withOUT these attributes). The flip side to this is an upgrade program. Great for dealers and end users alike. See if you can get that sprocket painted gloss black. Might look OK. LMK. Z.

Larry,you are "SOOOOO" right!!!

Right on Larry. The time I spent with AJ this year was a hoot! BTW, he owns a company called Basis. He makes turntables. VERY good turntables. SOTA, even. Logic dictates, his Vector follows suit. Couldn't agree more on the "best" issue, ( I quote mfgrs and rags in my statement that "three arms are mentioned...) But as you may have noticed, I do take exception to the close minded, the arrogant and the stubborn. Proposing that the best one can afford is "best" is, well, ignorance. No bueno. The best one can afford is nothing more, and nothing less, than the best one can afford. You also nailed it, as far as the basic character remaining. Tuning and tweaking are the finishing touches, not night and day. Finite changes mean much more at the tippy top. A quality arm design will, in fact, accommodate many, many, carts. The three that are always mentioned meet this design parameter, absolutely. Z.

Z

The rim drive from memory was being use on Mike Herron's own HRX. yea it looks a little hatty

12 inch hifi+ on its way

DOH!!!!!
I mean Keith Herron's room