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It is always difficult objectively deal with tonearms. The tonearms is very difficult subject, performance of which might be severally masked by thousands associative parameters. However, the biggest problem is that it is imposable to talk with peopl...
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Well, like in anything else there are two sides of the medal. I did not deal a lot with 3009. It is a fine arm. The very short time when I had the arm it impressed me as an arm identical to 3012 but with less developed bass. I did not get any s...
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So how do I insert rubber grommets into SME bedplate?...
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Yesterday I removed and packed all tonearms for my turntable and thoughts about tonearms flew in my head.
It is know my admiration of SME 3012 tonearms, which I consider is good enough do not look for anything better arm. A few year back SME m...
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Rakesh,
I think no one sane would feel that a better tonearm imposable. Anything is possible “better” but it is not the point. In my view, the point of selection an audio elements for own playback is not to find what is abstractedly “better” ...
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Could someone please enlighten me on which versions of 3009 are better? Thank you....
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Alex, the best version would be the first (Series 1) version but these are very rare. Next best would be the pre-Improved Series 2, having metal knife-edge bearings. The Improved would be OK for light-weight, light-tracking MM carts, having been deve...
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Good day, asking experts if it's worth mounting a Shelter 901 on a SME 309 arm. Resonance frequency shuld get upto to 12.86hz (being 17.6gr arm+cartridge and 9cu Shelter's compliance) which guess too high. Any guideline ? Many tks for advise. Cia...
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Romy:I wonder whether the above post does not reflect a niggling doubt surfacing that you might find a better tonearm after all, than your very venerable SME 3012R. I cannot comment on how the 3012 compares with the latest iteration, the technic...
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Hi Romy,How do I stuff the SME headshell (or other headshells) with silicon? I am tech idiot and can't imagine how to keep the silicon from just running out of the headshell, is there a type of silicon that dries after application I guess? By the way...
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Actually, the M2-12 turned out to be a good arm. It really does Sound very good. I used it with Denon 103M and 103D. It has very “interesting” midrange in a way more interesting then SME3012 but not as dry as the SMEV. I detected just 3 limitations: ...
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Methinks the SME 309 headshell may work and if so they appear on the Bay every now and then.Sold one recently that I acquired years ago for near 90 bucks. Did make me wonder how much they were new.Regardsp.s. I guess someone has to pay the electricit...
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Since I left with only 3 arm for my TT I asked myself what arm I will use for my mono cartridge. I would like to have 12” arm an arm that is comfortable. I have an old 3009 but it is original vision Mk1. The collectors love it but I do not find...
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So, is there a place anywhere in the world to get a headshell and fluid damper for M2 without having to rob the bank first?Thank you....
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Yesterday I removed and packed all tonearms for my turntable and thoughts about tonearms flew in my head.
It is know my admiration of SME 3012 tonearms, which I consider is good enough do not look for anything better arm. A few year back SME m...
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Since I left with only 3 arm for my TT I asked myself what arm I will use for my mono cartridge. I would like to have 12” arm an arm that is comfortable. I have an old 3009 but it is original vision Mk1. The collectors love it but I do not find...
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Ciampa,
I am a huge fun of Shelter 901, love the cartridge, even I do not use it now but I would have no problems to continue use it. I do not about those new SME arms: SME 309, SME 4/5/6. I had once, sort time, SME V and I really did not “ge...
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So how do I insert rubber grommets into SME bedplate?...
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[quote user="N-set"]Has anybody tried this:http://www.analog-collector.com/bonus/cellules/default.htmVery costly and a copy but..maybe...?[/quote]I never heard it or about it and it might be interesting. Well, as interesting as any other basement-bui...
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It is always difficult objectively deal with tonearms. The tonearms is very difficult subject, performance of which might be severally masked by thousands associative parameters. However, the biggest problem is that it is imposable to talk with peopl...
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People who read me site know that I am a big admirer of older SME arms 3012/3009. Everything is great on them except they have no objective VTA scale. The new SME arm: M2-12/9 has a fixing bolt that allows dial-in and to maintaining VTA very accurate...
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Romy, Just a few notes.... I did use the term "crappy" in the connection with the tonearm in an ironic sense. Have you lived so long among US Americans you lost your sense of irony? Also, i do not suggest crappy Phonostages, merely ones with low inpu...
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Alex, I am guessing that with the listed "compliance" of the 901 you could use an I-beam as your tonearm. You could probably start by taping a small adhesive-type tire weight, ~10g, to the SME headshell and maybe add corresponding weight t...
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TW Acustic latest website here only in German though. http://www.tw-acustic.de/00000198640aab305/000001985b0e5e29a/index.htmlI have had the AC single motor for almost two years now. Coming from an SME 30 I personally enjoy the TW more and...
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Sony comes up with another digital audio format:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/05/sony-turns-cds-blue-with-new-blu-spec-cd-standard/ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081105/sme.htm...
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[quote user="Thorsten"] I did use the term "crappy" in the connection with the tonearm in an ironic sense. Have you lived so long among US Americans you lost your sense of irony? Also, i do not suggest crappy Phonostages, merely ones with low input c...
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Well, like in anything else there are two sides of the medal. I did not deal a lot with 3009. It is a fine arm. The very short time when I had the arm it impressed me as an arm identical to 3012 but with less developed bass. I did not get any s...
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[quote user="Alex Yakovlev"]Thank you, Romy. What about weight? My tonearm is probably too light in its original form?[/quote] I do not now the new SME tonearms. I have M12 but I never tried to get better sound out of it. Still I like heavy arms and ...
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With the recent changes on my configuration changes and employing the “End of the Live Phonostage”, in duty I re-thinked my analog playback. I got rid to arms and one deck, changed the mapping between the arms and phonostages and ended up with quite ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] The anti-skating force
pulls arm outward? Sorry, I very much degree. In any arm that I have seen and
that makes any sense, including the classic SME arms the anti-skating force pushes
arms toward to middle. I think it i...
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