@lewm , I have a friend with an early Debut in black. Beautiful table. Not only does it have a straight AC synchronous motor but you have to swap the motor pulley to change speeds. Basis wants to charge him some ridiculous amount of money for a controller. He also has an early Graham and a very old cartridge.
Stepping Up From A Graham 2.2 On A Basis Audio Debut Deck
Hello,
I’ve a Basis Audio Debut Gold Standard with the acrylic armboard, and a Graham 2.2 installed.
I’d like to try a new arm in the $5K price range but I need something that’s drop-in compatible with the Graham, as I can’t/won’t drill any holes in the armboard.
I thought there’d be a database of compatible arms, perhaps on Vinyl Engine, but I couldn’t find anything. I’d like to use an Origin Live, but I haven’t heard back from Mark and David yet as I think they’re busy at the UK show. Looking at one of their manuals it doesn’t look like it’s going to be feasible without some kind of bracket.
I’m not married to the OL idea, I just want a step up from the 2.2 without a lot of hassle, and I’ve used their Illustrious arm on a previous deck and liked it a lot.
Has anyone gone down this path? What arm did you use? Was it a worthwhile improvement? Was it easy to install and set up?
(I do have the Dr. Feickert jig).
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Rooze
