Graham Elite & TechDas AF1
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You will love it even more once the wires start to settle in....not too long...15 hrs or so...only to get better.
It was actually Christian who got it on his birthday. Bob did not time mine as well
It will be fun nevertheless.
I am looking forward to Bobby's thicker arm board for the front slot so the VTA rides towards the middle of the scale. My rear arm does as I have a thicker Delrin board made by Bob G.
Luckily this is not as much an issue with my Atlas, which is not as tall as your XV-1t's.
You are right...using a Koetsu Coralstone, the lift is significantly lower. The XV1t is the tallest cart I have ever contended with.
I recently heard the TechDas AF1 with Graham Elite arm in rockitman's system. I was struck by how absolutely silent his analog front end is. There was virtually no record noise and the music really emerged from a black background. The table is massive, superbly engineered and very cool looking. I was mighty impressed with the object and the sound. I think much of its sound has to do with the high degree of isolation.
I agree and seems the late Harry Pearson did also http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?16109-A-TechDAS-AFO-review-by-the-late-Harry-Pearson
I still recall when Bob G. installed mine and latter in that day I was listening and the silence was the first thing that struck me, music jumping out of the dark background was pretty amazing.
It's now just been a little over year of ownership and truly enjoying!
It's now just been a little over year of ownership and truly enjoying!
garylkoh
WBF Technical Expert (Speakers & Audio Equipment)
I guess I just couldn't keep my hands to myself. Visiting the home of an audiophile in Bangkok I noticed that his system wasn't performing as well as a system of this calibre (Avalon Isis, Spectral electronics) should be doing. I asked the owners permission to check and fine-tune the set-up of his Air Force One.
Good thing I did as there was quite a litany of problems with the set-up. An hour later, the system was singing.
The Graham Elite is a joy to set up - I've used and set-up numerous Phantoms before, but this is the first time I had seen an Elite.
It was fortunate that I was there, as this was the 9th Air Force One sold in Bangkok, and the audiophile who had already placed his order for the 10th to be delivered in July was already having second thoughts. The AF1 had the reputation of being slow but musical. After dialing it in, it sounded like a completely different turntable.
I had fun visiting the audiophiles of Thailand. There are ten Air Force Ones already sold, but no one knew how many Air Force Twos. After the set-up I was invited to dinner, where we had two AF1 owners, one who has yet to have his delivered, and two Genesis owners (excluding me).
Good thing I did as there was quite a litany of problems with the set-up. An hour later, the system was singing.
The Graham Elite is a joy to set up - I've used and set-up numerous Phantoms before, but this is the first time I had seen an Elite.
It was fortunate that I was there, as this was the 9th Air Force One sold in Bangkok, and the audiophile who had already placed his order for the 10th to be delivered in July was already having second thoughts. The AF1 had the reputation of being slow but musical. After dialing it in, it sounded like a completely different turntable.
I had fun visiting the audiophiles of Thailand. There are ten Air Force Ones already sold, but no one knew how many Air Force Twos. After the set-up I was invited to dinner, where we had two AF1 owners, one who has yet to have his delivered, and two Genesis owners (excluding me).
How exciting! I just join the family and my AF1 arrived last night!
Actually..... while trying to mount the Elite, it seems the standard SME armboard can only fit the 9 inch arm? My elite has 10 inch arm wand and I couldn't mount it. Reversing the armboard didn't help either.....
Is a special order armboard required to mount the 10 inch arm? I was under the impression that the standard armboard can accommodate both 9 and 10 inch arms....
Actually..... while trying to mount the Elite, it seems the standard SME armboard can only fit the 9 inch arm? My elite has 10 inch arm wand and I couldn't mount it. Reversing the armboard didn't help either.....
Is a special order armboard required to mount the 10 inch arm? I was under the impression that the standard armboard can accommodate both 9 and 10 inch arms....
Hi Matthew,
Congratulations on your new table and yes welcome to the family!
I'm not too familiar with the SME mount. As for the Graham mount, the arm board must be ordered specifically for the arm length. Bob should be able to answer best.
Congratulations on your new table and yes welcome to the family!
I'm not too familiar with the SME mount. As for the Graham mount, the arm board must be ordered specifically for the arm length. Bob should be able to answer best.
garylkoh
WBF Technical Expert (Speakers & Audio Equipment)
Yes, bloody auto correct.
Hard to believe that so many tweeters can sound so coherent. No such issues as seating/listening height, which I loved.BG was a very nice host.
shane, you heard both the dragons and the af-2 in the same room. lucky guy!!!
you getting the af-2? anytime soon?
you getting the af-2? anytime soon?
I use the SME mount arm bd for my 10" Graham Elite on the AF1...can you be more specific why your arm doesn't fit ? Are the holes drilled wrong on the board itself ? Are you using the graham spindle cup and the arm w/o cart attached to get your pivot to spindle distance for the 10" arm ? ...need more specifics in order to help. As an fyi, when I got my AF1, the holes for the sme sled mount were incorrectly drilled.
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