Graham, Naim Aro, or Linn arms?

Hi Chashmal,

I have not heard the Naim Aro. I have heard Itok, Ekos, and; owned the Graham 2.2 on my Linn (as well as the Basik, and Akito). I would'nt have a complaint with the Itok, Ekos or Graham. All sound excellent. The Graham ceramic arm may have a little less resonance in the tube, and the uni-pivot bearing; than the others.

I think the deciding factor for me, would be the cost I could find the particular arm available for.

Good luck,

Mark

i have had all mentioned arms on my lp 12....and to me the naim aro is the best tracking out of all them, just more musical then the rest ...aro and lp-12 is the perfect combo.

I am leaning to the aro.
I currently have a used Rega 300 arm which I got really cheap. I also have a Lyra Dorian cartridge, and I really like it. It took almost 100 hours to really break in. I intend on moving up the Lyra line, but with a new arm.
I had the Linn Basik arm and it was horrible, and eventually broke. It was completely lifeless with the Linn K-9. I am not a fan of Linn in general, but I absolutely love my LP12 (vintage 1989) with a lingo and will stick with it.
If anybody knows, what does an aro run these days?

I haven't heard direct comparisons, but, I've heard the LP12 with the Itok and with a Aro. I was surprised how lively and dramatic the sound of an LP12/Ara/Transfiguration Phoenix combination that I heard. A bunch of friends briefly (about 2 hours) listened to this combination in a system with Hovland HP200 preamp, Hovland Radia amp and Sonus Faber Anniversarios. This combination was MUCH more lively than the system owner's regular rig (Basis 2500/Graham Phantom/Transfiguration Orpheus). Overall, the system is on the darker side, so, to me, the extra life of the Linn/Aro combination sounded good. With only two hours of listening, I have no way of knowing if the extra liveliness would eventually become taxing in the long run, but, from what I heard, this combination seems to be quite a lot of fun.