Graham Phantom vs the Graham 2.2

Larry,that is my correct e-mail.Maybe my box was full.Thanks.Don't worry,I was just kidding around a bit yesterday.At least my tennis game has not abandoned me.That was always my first love anyway.In case you are wondering about tennis in snow,I play indoors at Princeton Univ.,1/2 mile away from the Princeton Record Exchange,so I am a happy guy,after all,even though there has been DRECK there lately!

I had a graham 2.2 for about 3 years and just got the phantom about a month ago.Like anything else in analog it take time to tweek it,but once you get it right my impressions were ,better bass and dynamics,smoother presentation without loss of detail,little more air in the top octave,soundstage about equal.Overall I would say it is a significant step up from the 2.2,great job by Bob Graham.

Strapper.Just wanted to ask you if you think one of the factors for the better performance you are getting might be the higher weight of the Koetsu being a better match for the more massive(than 2.2)arm tube of the Phantom.

It is possible,the Phantom is like a 2.2 on steroids,it is massive in the armtube and pivot.I am sure the Onyx being a quite heavy cartridge does not mind the extra mass.But the feel of the phantom is very rigid,I think bob graham damped out a lot of reasonces that were present in the 2.2,
If you liked the 2.2 you will love the phantom.

Strapper - What is the 'effective mass' of the Phantom compared to the 2.2?