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Which SME 3009?
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As George V may have REALLY said on his deathbed...
Posted by
Brian Clark
on: 7/3/2005
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"Bugger dogma!". Romy is quite right challenging my obeisance to the Series 1. These things are so rare and when found are likely to be in a somewhat less than pristine condition.
However, it is not only the arm tube that is more massive but the counterweight and base assembly too. Robertson-Aikman of Scale Model Engineering made the prototype for his own use with the then brand new Ortofon SPU cartridge but was soon manufacturing to meet demand from, among others, Neumann.
It was for a while standard fitting on Neumann cutting lathes for playback of acetates using Neumann's own heavyweight cartridge.
What I should have done, rather making blanket assertions, was to ask "What cartridge(s) are you going to be using?" As the Series 1 was developed for a specific type of cartridge (heavy, stiff MCs) this is what one would expect it to be best for. In contrast the Series 2 Improved was developed specifically for the lightweight, highly compliant Shure V15 series and similar MM designs so one would expect that to be the optimum SME choice for those. The non-Improved Series 2 ("metal bearing"), having removeable headshell and a range of available counterweights, can be viewed as an attempt to make a universal arm to accept the gamut of cartridge types appearing in the '60s. It could thus be viewed as more compromised.
I use Denon DL-103R and Ortofon SPU Mono carts, i.e "stiffies" and am soon to be comparing a Series 1 3012, which I am rebuilding and rewiring for a friend, with my own rewired Series 2 3012 with heavy counterweight. They will have identical wiring and will be attached to the same custom made thick alloy base.
So we shall see....
Brian.
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