TW Acustic Raven One owners

Gabriele
For me the TW Acustic Raven is the best that I have owned so far, delivered 6 month's ago.

Graham Phantom B-44 arm, Dynavector XV-1s, ASR Exclusive phono stage with XLO Signature two-3.2 phono cable.

Vinyl play back for my wife and I is certainly a thrill, more so then at anytime in our 28 year history together.

BTW regarding the Still Point feet, put effort into precisely leveling your table leaving the feet slightly loose, do not tighten them.
They work extremely well this way.

Mark & Donna

Gabriele
She thanks you for the complement and yes I will.

We send you wishes for a Great New Year.

Mark & Donna

Hello all....

Jasper,
Your going to love the Graham Phantom, set up and fine adjustments is a dream to work with.

This arm on the Raven One is "Killer"

If you are not aware, ONE of the very best set up tool's on the Planet for your cartridge is the MintLp arc protractor at MintLp.com.

Specifically made for your table, inexpensive, laboratory precision made tool , well thought out, easy to use with Excellent instruction's, quick fantastic support if needed and free quick shipping from Hong Kong.

Minting your cartridge WILL FLOOR YOU with the enormous improvement in performance over and above the excellent supplied Graham set up jig's.

All for a $100.00 plus and some patience from you.

Much has been said here on Audiogon.

One other fact that I would like to share that is pretty much common knowledge among experienced people within this hobby.
However once in a while I see this costly mistake made time and time again.
In fact I made this mistake myself many years ago.

Most recently here on Audiogon a fellow member has mounted a Dynavector XV-1 on a run of the mill tonearm that retails for $700.00.

In fact the retail price of this very good cartridge alone is more then his entire front end.

Any superb tonearm with any decent cartridge mounted on it will far out play ANY mediocre tonearm with any of the popular expensive cartridges of today.

Halcro,
Perhaps you did experience a sonic revelation with your 30 year old Rega 3 table and Hadcock tonearm.

Who's to say you didn't....If only it was that simple for everyone.

Great choice of arms btw, gotta be just fantastic.

Jaspert the Ortofon arm are a well suited choice and proven with both model's of Raven's as the Phantom's are.

Wait till you take delivery of your Phantom arm, pictures do NOT do it justice.

Acee
What were Jeffery's comment's of the Decca with the Ortofon arm?
No doubt you are thrilled.

A few years ago I had a interest in trying Decca out and got side tracked by another brand, never did get to listen to one.

I understand the Decca Jubilee is one Hell of a good cartridge, far different from years ago.

Very musical, detailed, focused and fast with explosive low end that is only equaled by the best in digital play back.

Ducatirider,
Your mention of it has re-newed my interest.

I have to get on this tape drive, been well aware of it for sometime ,just too busy with other thing's.

Did you get the tape on the first try without crunching it?

I would need a box full and at lease minimum half dozen or so attempts to get it on right with my mitt's.

Ducatirider, Thank you for the info.

Boozoo Chavez, would of liked to of seen him live at some Cajun BBQ.
What other type of music can you think of were it's quite normal to eat , drink and dance too,
All at the same time!

I came across this regarding Denon and Decca monos.
Sorry I can't post the proper site info....Dah

Google Phillip Holmes commentary Decca. Thats all thats it nothing else.
One cartridge for all Lps.

It's a 3 part write up with a comment by Stan Ricker to Phillip Holmes for a job well done , in part one.

Mark