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A question for Graham owners

Hello guys,

I'm going to buy a Graham Phantom arm but I have had a very good offer over a preowned Graham 2.2t/c in mint conditions.
I have read the Stereophile review about the Phantom with inside the comparisons with the 2.2t
Well .. we know the use of the MintLP Best Tractor can reduce the difference (gap) between the two arms.. surely more than using the Graham Jig on both , like the reviewer did.
Now the question : Anyone here has been able to verify the difference between the two arms in the best MintLP conditions?

It would be interesting for me to understand if the old Graham 2.2t/c could be a good "sonical" deal over the higher price of the new Phantom.

Thanks to everyOne for suggestions/opinions

Cheers,

Curio
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curio OP
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Thanks Audiolui and Kipdent
By the way I can't imagine a Phantom that can't track every groove at its best , probably Kipdent the cartridge on that Phantom wasn't mounted correctly
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curio OP
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if you're happy, let it be. If not, you can always easily sell the 2.2 in the 'gon where you can also find a used Phantom...
- Rgurney -

Thanks Rgurney .. I'm already searching for a Graham Phantom here on Agon but the two listed are already sold out and no one else on the horizon.
I also searched for the Tri-Planar MKVII uII , imho another good choice , but finding one is still worse than the Phantom .. no one preowned or demo around! :-(
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curio OP
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Definitely you cannot go wrong with either.
- Stiltskin -

Hi Stiltskin,

Thanks for your suggestion .. in fact I'm already searching for a preowned Graham Phantom MKII or the Tri-Planar MKVII UII but I didn't find one yet :-(

Cheers,

Curio
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curio OP
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Thanks alot for the perfect explanation Mr. Graham , but I'm interested to know how much is the "gap" between a Graham 2.2/tc and the latest Phantom II both obviously perfectly tuned and reputedly with the same cartridge.
Many here say there is lotsa difference but I would wish to know how much .. and if it's worth it to spend lot of money for a Graham Phantom II new when I have found a preowned mint Graham 2.2/tc at half Phantom II price.
This was my previous question.

Thanks in advance for your very welcomed suggestions , Mr. Graham

Regards,

Curio
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