Graham Phantom II Supreme

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terlino

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• Jun 16, 2013

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Hello
This morning I have installed my Graham Phantom Supreme II on my Michell Orbe with SME arm mount
I have many problem for initial alignment procedure
Impossible turn the arm to spindle, the counterweight touch the VTA adjustment

 

JackD201

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• Jun 16, 2013

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Hi terlino,

you should be able to gently rotate the main tower independent of the tone arm position clockwise so the counter weight won't hit the vta adjustment.

Please post some pictures so we can help better.

 

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terlino

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I have rotate the armrest to touch the plate, but not change anything.

 

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• Jun 16, 2013

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You need to Loosen the VTA lock screw and rotate the arm rest assembly until it touches the side of the record platter. Once that is done, you can do your pivot to spindle distance with the spindle cup

 

JackD201

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• Jun 16, 2013

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Uh oh. Is that a Michell Orbe? You might need a new armboard from Michell. That or redrill yours. Michell oriented the SME mount at a different geometry from SME's own tables.

 

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• Jun 16, 2013

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I agree with jack.Apart from hitting the vta adjustment it looks like the tone arm is too far away from spindle cup to line up with the hole!! I just fitted the same arm to a Clearaudio Innovation .When the counterweight touch the VTA adjustment I extended the counterweight as far out as I could and it just fitted in the spindle cup.I then re adjusted the counterweight when I fitted the cart.
B.T.Y It sure is a rock steady sweet tone arm.

 

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terlino

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• Jun 17, 2013

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With Orbe the extended counterweight at the end not solves anything
Only an armboard with correct hole for Phantom solves!
This is incredible, because Bob Graham not firm the basis correct for SME?

 

JackD201

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• Jun 17, 2013

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Bob designed the 2.2 and the Phantom on SME tables. I know two people that have Grahams on SME 20s. No problems. Same with phantoms with SME mounts on Oracle Delphis or VPIs. I believe the problem is with Michell's template before 2008 or 2009. They were supposed to have fixed it after that according to some folks in another forum but I don't know for sure.

 

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terlino

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• Aug 11, 2013

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Hello
Now is all O.K. with a new acrylic template from Michell
Very, very good sound.

 

JackD201

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• Aug 11, 2013

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That's good news indeed!

 

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MatthewC

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Thanks gents. There is indeed no special/limited version of the Elite.

I have since taken delivery of the 10" Elite, and while awaiting my Air Force One, I mounted the Elite on my Micro 8000-II. Very happy indeed!