Graham Phantom vs the Graham 2.2


Has anyone had the opportunity to make any accurate comparisons?
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I had a graham 2.2 for about 3 years and just got the phantom about a month ago.Like anything else in analog it take time to tweek it,but once you get it right my impressions were ,better bass and dynamics,smoother presentation without loss of detail,little more air in the top octave,soundstage about equal.Overall I would say it is a significant step up from the 2.2,great job by Bob Graham.
It is possible,the Phantom is like a 2.2 on steroids,it is massive in the armtube and pivot.I am sure the Onyx being a quite heavy cartridge does not mind the extra mass.But the feel of the phantom is very rigid,I think bob graham damped out a lot of reasonces that were present in the 2.2,
If you liked the 2.2 you will love the phantom.