Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth?

Great journey and great report Tuchan.

I hope you keep enjoying the music.

I have heard both the Rockport Sirius III and the Continuum Caliburn in the same room and system (but different speakers) sounding rather poorly.

A 'great' turntable is no guarantee of great sound. The other fundamentals must be in place firstly IMO:-
Good room
Good speakers suited particularly for the room
Good amplification suited particularly for the speakers

but seems to me by its designs that maybe the most important " weight " in the overall Caliburn performance comes/culprit by the Cobra tonearm, who knows?

I know......having heard the Caliburn/Cobra extensively and having the Continuum Copperhead mounted on my Raven AC-3.
The Caliburn's performance owes far more to its DNA design innovations than simply to the tonearm mounted to it.
Ask Mikey Fremmer. he has the Graham Phantom mounted on his Caliburn as well as the Cobra?

Thuchan,
I'm not sure what you mean by...."it is not a plug & play table"?
The table comes with the Cobra arm mounted so all you need to do is plug in the vacuum module and the speed controller, install your cartridge and play. Two days to build it up?.....they must be thinking of the Walker.
In any case the Continuum retailer or distributor will be setting it up for you initially.

If you have a sturdy wall mounted shelf, this is as good as using the floor-mounted Castellan stand if you don't like the look of the stand?

Have fun in your quest.

Tuchan,
I wouldn't recommend using any stand other than the Castellon for the Caliburn as that is the only floor-mounted stand that equals a good wall-mounted shelf and this was told to me by the Caliburn Designer Mark Doehmann.

This link will show you how the Caliburn can look in an apartment I designed for my friend Richard
CALIBURN

Hi Sam,
As Tuchan says, the chrome cylinder is in fact the support for the arm pivot and is the method for raising and lowering the VTA of respective arms.

Wow Tuchan, I didn't know you were moving so quickly?
Did you see (hear) anything of interest at CES?

Dear Thuchan,
I would be delighted to talk with you or if you stop at Sydney I could meet you as well?

My home number is 612 93871875 or mobile (0)450291747.

I look forward to touching bases?

Regards
Henry

Yes Thuchan,
It seems that Mark Doehmann as head of the design team for Continuum....introduced many revolutionary ideas into the world of vinyl playback....HERE
I must admit that I wondered many times....how on earth they manufactured those Cobra and Copperhead arms?
The secret is now out..... and VPI claiming a 'first' for 3D printing of a tonearm...is slightly presumptuous?

I totally agree Thuchan.
http://i.imgur.com/r2AM7An.jpg
In fact out of the dozen or so arms I've had in my system (both vintage and modern) I'm prepared to say the Copperhead is the best on all types of cartridges,
Tellingly......I've found that it's MM cartridges rather than MCs which bring unstuck some vaunted names in the 'high-end' tonearm pantheon.
The Copperhead reigns supreme with all my MM collection (not that it's a slouch with high-compliance LOMCs).
The only problem with the Copperhead and Cobra tonearms (and now the new Viper which is really a Copperhead with a new name)....is the real pain in changing cartridges and adjusting the counterweights.

But you and I are lonely voices Thuchan in this world of tonearms, as very few audiophiles will ever have the opportunity to hear one of these miracles let alone own one..😮
And why Fremer appears to prefer the Kuzma 4-Point over his Cobra continues to puzzle me?
You had a 4-Point and an Airline at some stage didn't you?
What say you about Fremer's choice?

With Mikey's clout, it would seem a no-brainer for him to have another Cobra arm-wand to mount his 'cartridge under review' and be able to swap easily to his 'reference cartridge' in the other arm-wand for instant comparisons...?
I guess there is pressure on him to have 'currently available' equipment as his reference for commercial reasons?
For this reason....I suspect his Caliburn turntable may be on borrowed time...❓🤔