Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II

Glad I waited long enough and ended up with the version II.

Was listening to my system late this past weekend and was transfixed! This arm does resolve a lot with my Orpheus

Perrew, I did try most Lyras with the Phantom II and my favorite one is the Helikon. It is so much better than the much more expensive Koetsu RSP, it is depressing.
Haven't tried the Titan i, will do it in the next days..

interesting, do you think the helikon would be even better with allnico magnets?

Good question. You are on the right track...when I would have the chance for a custom made cartridge, I would prefer AlNiCo's. But to be honest, these alone are not the secret, there are outstanding cartridges (Miyabi for example) which sound very life-like and some don't (XV-1s) or you go to one of these FR-cartridges, they have a kind of Pysical Force which is rare to get. Even today. But then you need a different Arm and a real high gain Phono section.
But to go back, the Helikon is right, when you have the chance to get one used, try it. There is worse out there.

Hi all,

Does anyone know the effective mass of the new Phantom II?

Thanks.