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Thread: Audio Grail 301, Bob Cusworth plinth & Graham Phantom Elite ...a glimpse

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    Bit of overkill for charity finds you think?

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    A standard 12" elite is around £12300 plus arm cable £11450 for 9"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vrajbasi View Post
    A standard 12" elite is around £12300 plus arm cable £11450 for 9"

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    Would need a Lotto win to justify that kind of purchase
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    Very very nice turntable.

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    A truly stunning TT and arm, and I bet it sounded glorious.
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    This thread has got me going, just come come of the phone been speaking to Mik at Unique Audio. I am going to borrow the platinum 12" wand to try on my elite am tempted to go for it. I would also like to listen to the latest cutsworth plinth as there are meant to be various improvements made to the motor and arm mounts. The other thing I noticed having had two is that they do not all sound the same due to each plinth using different timber.
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    Yes it’s remarkable how much great hifi has variations on individual pieces of the same model.
    I know tonearms and amplifiers especially so.
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    Twas a gorgeous thing, I got to hear it too in Adam's brief tenure. The attention to detail on the plinth was really something and it's got me thinking too. (I'm sure Bob C must have a TD124 design or two up his sleeve.) The AG 301 too was a lovely thing, minty mint as a minty thing, considering it's probably older than me.

    However ... and maybe heretical to say this in present company ... but to my ears at least, and with my music, it still sounded like a 301 ... solid and huge but a bit dark. On balance I prefer the sound of a well-sorted TD124 (like mine, you could say ...), which may be a little less massive in the bass (obviously system dependent what you prefer here), but comes across as a little more expressive in the mids and with a touch more sparkle and, indeed, better separation of layers of musical information up top. For me, all things considered, the TD124 has a better-proportioned sound.

    The visual and tactile aspects of this beast were in a different category though. Much pleasure from ownership I'm sure and a monster for rock and pop I suspect.

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    I think I got quoted £3K for a plinth last time I spoke to Bob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by REXTON View Post
    I think I got quoted £3K for a plinth last time I spoke to Bob.
    From seeing this thing close up, worth every penny I'd say.

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