[lesmarshall]

The latest Graham  tone arm weighs 2.6 lbs, and according to the U. S.  Ditributor for Orbe, the maximum ideal  weight of the  tone arm and arm board fitted  to an Orbe should not exceed 1 kilo or 2.2 pounds , which would  obviolsly be exceed by the weight of the Graham arm without even including the weight of the arm board.  Has anyone used a Graham arm  with an Orbe , and if so , has it affected the performance of the Orbe given that the weight of the Graham  exceeds the specs for the Orbe . The Distributor says the extra weigh affects how quickly the suspension system of the Orbe returns its steady state after the table has been "excited" and can cause an assymetrical vibration of the turntable .

[neobop]

Hi,
Did you contact the distributor?  Perhaps they have replacement spring(s) for heavier arms.

If not, it's a bad idea unless you're prepared to defeat the suspension with sorbothane or the like.

[lesmarshall]

Hi,
Did you contact the distributor?  Perhaps they have replacement spring(s) for heavier arms.

If not, it's a bad idea unless you're prepared to defeat the suspension with sorbothane or the like.

I checked, they do not offer heavier springs.  However , They said they sell a lot of arm boards for the Graham so I wanted to see if anyone who was using the Graham with the Orbe noticed any issues.

Thanks

[Grooves]

I looked into this as well. Quite a few people who added the Phantom were not aware that there is a lighter acrylic armboard available.  Some people claim there is an issue with the + weight and others , including Michell's home office, say no problem.  I have not made the upgrade from my 2.2 for the fear it may be a bit too heavy.  I figure it may just be better to upgrade the TT since my goal is to have two arms (some day!) on my TT.