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Graham Engineering
Website:https://www.graham-engineering.com/
Est. year: 1982
Graham Engineering is a specialist tonearm maker founded in the mid-1980s by designer Bob Graham and today operating as a division of Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH. It builds nothing but tonearms, and its name is tied to the unipivot bearing, which it has refined through every generation from the early Excalibur to the current Phantom models aimed at high-end turntables.
Range & what it's known for
The current range has four arms - the Phantom III, Phantom III SE, Phantom Elite and the newer Phantom Platinum. Earlier generations included the Graham 1.0 through 2.2 Deluxe and, around 2005, the Phantom B-44, followed by the Phantom II and Phantom II Supreme. The defining engineering trait is Magneglide, a patented magnetic stabilisation system added to the unipivot so the arm keeps the low friction of a single point bearing without the wobble usually associated with it. The Phantom Elite, shown at CES 2013, moved to an inverted unipivot layout while keeping that magnetic stabilisation.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bob Graham founded the company and designed its arms for decades, refining the same bearing concept rather than switching to gimbal designs, and he also handled the US distribution of the Air Force One turntable. Today the brand belongs to Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH, which runs it as one of its divisions and publishes its technical data and price lists. Public sources do not state where current arms are machined and assembled, so this page does not name a factory location.
The lineup in this catalog
Tonearms only. The listed arms cost from about USD 3,000 for the Phantom III to more than USD 10,000 for the Platinum.
Who it's for
Graham arms fit analogue listeners who want a unipivot that is easier to live with, thanks to the magnetic stabilisation, and who value fine adjustability during cartridge setup. Newcomers to Graham usually choose the Phantom III, the III SE and Elite add refinement, and the Platinum is meant for owners matching it to a high-end turntable and cartridge.
Range & what it's known for
The current range has four arms - the Phantom III, Phantom III SE, Phantom Elite and the newer Phantom Platinum. Earlier generations included the Graham 1.0 through 2.2 Deluxe and, around 2005, the Phantom B-44, followed by the Phantom II and Phantom II Supreme. The defining engineering trait is Magneglide, a patented magnetic stabilisation system added to the unipivot so the arm keeps the low friction of a single point bearing without the wobble usually associated with it. The Phantom Elite, shown at CES 2013, moved to an inverted unipivot layout while keeping that magnetic stabilisation.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bob Graham founded the company and designed its arms for decades, refining the same bearing concept rather than switching to gimbal designs, and he also handled the US distribution of the Air Force One turntable. Today the brand belongs to Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH, which runs it as one of its divisions and publishes its technical data and price lists. Public sources do not state where current arms are machined and assembled, so this page does not name a factory location.
The lineup in this catalog
Tonearms only. The listed arms cost from about USD 3,000 for the Phantom III to more than USD 10,000 for the Platinum.
Who it's for
Graham arms fit analogue listeners who want a unipivot that is easier to live with, thanks to the magnetic stabilisation, and who value fine adjustability during cartridge setup. Newcomers to Graham usually choose the Phantom III, the III SE and Elite add refinement, and the Platinum is meant for owners matching it to a high-end turntable and cartridge.
