Graham arm on Scout

I think that a nine inch Graham tonearm may require a closer mounting position to the platter than does the JMW-9 which may be a problem especially if you are using a periphery ring. I replaced my Scout arm with an Origin Live Conqueror Mk3 and was pleased with the results. Origin Live arms and Rega arms can be mounted in the same position as the Scout tonearm. Considering the extent to which you have already gone to modify this table you should consider using whatever arm you damn well please. It is only a matter of figuring out how to mount it effectively. Check the photo of my Scout in its current configuration.

I think that a nine inch Phantom must be mounted a little closer to the platter than a JMW-9 arm which might be a problem when using a periphery ring. A 10 inch Phantom may give you better clearance. I mounted an Origin Live Coqueror Mk3 on my Scout and was very pleased with the results. Origin Live and Rega arms can be mounted in the same mounting hole as the JMW-9 but may require adapters to elevate them high enough for your platter. Considering the many improvements you have made in modifying this table you should mount any tonearm you like its just a matter of finding out how to do it effectively.

lol. Just curious. I have never seen a graham arm and never auditioned one. I do see a lot of happy people who own them.

I take it that it is like putting high performance tires on a Toyota Camary. I get it. The Scout seems to be a decent table. I would just like more flexibilty with cartridge choices. The JMW does sound pretty good with the Benz Glider. Not with the H2 on my table at least. Too much smearing.

Tzh21y. I was addressing Maczurak with my post mistaking him for the original post. If you have a stock Scout plinth or even a stock SuperScout plinth it would be very difficult to mount a Phantom tonearm. Sorry for the double posts but I didn't see my original post for more than a day.

Tzh21y,

If your username relates to your area code, feel free to drop by for a listen and to see what I have done.

Kbell,

I suspected this was the case. The Phantom 9" is mm's closer and the 10" is mm's farther than the VPI 9" mounting location so a Scout plinth needs to modified. This was why I built a plinth with an armboard. Actually the VPI 9" Signature arm sounds better than expected so I will use this for now.