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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Which SME 3009? by Alex Yakovlev on 2005-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Which SME 3009? in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
Could someone please enlighten me on which versions of 3009 are better? Thank you....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Which SME 3009? by Brian Clark on 2005-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Which SME 3009? in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Is the 103’s reality a sane substance? by Thorsten on 2004-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Universal VTA adjustment. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-05 
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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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: SME arms: opposite side of medal. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-02 
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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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Re: my take on the 103 by Thorsten on 2004-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi, [quote user="Chirag"]103 or 103R + mass loaded SME headshell + 3012 or a 3009 + Seiki 1500 + hagerman opamp phono stage (good only with select parts and battery power) or an EAR 834 (with some mods) and some old...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Phono Interconnects. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Since the 2007-2008 alchemic music season and consequentially live FM season was over (the event I marked with my “End of the live Phonostage”) I have been spinning a lot of vinyl lately. So, I spent some time with different phono cables with my diff...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: My analog setup update. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Analog Playback: the fat lady has sung in Analog Playback  9 Replies 
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 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A fight with SME M2 tonearm by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SME M2-12 tonearm in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: EAR 834P mods by Freddy the orange tabby on 2008-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications in Analog Playback  45 Replies 
Recently, I have become aware of a strange phenomenon after lifting the tonearm at the end of the run-out groooves. The record surface noise keeps going when the stylus is no longer in contact with the record. I am using a Garrard 301 with SME 3...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Denon 103 - back to reality by Thorsten on 2004-12-07 
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Folks, This thread caught my attention, because here Romy waxes lyrically about the failings of the Denon Cartridges. Now I only consider ONE Denon worth bothering, the ORIGINAL 103, it is often inaccuratly called 103C. It has a medium compliance (ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: In search of a new good phono cable by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-02 
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I am all set with my reference arm but my dally arm with SME 3009/Otophone SPU Classic severely underperforms in my view. The arm use Otophone SPU Classic that is all together is OK balanced cartridge. Nothing overly exciting but more or less neu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: my take on the 103 by Chirag on 2004-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi All, 103 or 103R + mass loaded SME headshell + 3012 or a 3009 + Seiki 1500 + hagerman opamp phono stage (good only with select parts and battery power) or an EAR 834 (with some mods) and some old Altec mic t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: UV + Plastic = by Paul S on 2018-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Making LPs; What Goes Into the Mix in Analog Playback  8 Replies 
I think most plastics have trouble with UV, and some fungi are pretty tough, anyway.  The "idea" for me is to put the LP in a machine, turn it on, and return soon to a clean, dry LP that's ready to play on my turntable in my high-demands hi-fi system...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Not Being One to Trust by Paul S on 2015-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
what others say, I have used the following procedures to set my own "anti-skate" on my own pivoted tonearm: 1) level TT/platter 2) set-up arm/cartridge for minimal tracking error, including proper VTA/SRA and VTF 3) use ""blank" sections of (test) L...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The tonearm - turntable dependency? by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tonearms criterias?? in Analog Playback  1 Replies 
I have no experiences or knowledge on this dependency but I have seen people who were trying to say that it exists. Perhaps is does exists but I feel that it exists only in the world of bad designs. Like the noisy TT could be “fixed” with arm with be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Which SME 3009? by Brian Clark on 2005-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Which SME 3009? in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: High mass tonearm by AlexBerger on 2010-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Say “no” to the light tonearms. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
Romy,I use Ortofon Rondo Bronze with Nottingham Spacearm and Spacedeck. I hate Spacearm because bad tracking. Also, I can't add mass to Spacearm.I going to try a heavy tonearm.Fidelity Research FR-64FX with Ortofon Rondo Bronze (compliance is 15mm/uN...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: I do not believe in compliance: anti-cartridges rant. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-03 
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[quote user="AlexBerger"]Romy, I use Ortofon Rondo Bronze with Nottingham Spacearm and Spacedeck. I hate Spacearm because bad tracking. Also, I can't add mass to Spacearm.I going to try a heavy tonearm.Fidelity Research FR-64FX with Ortofon Ro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #299: The LP setup in the new home. by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Since Sound in new home is mostly set I kind lost interest to do anything “project-wise”. I play my music and I gradually tune ingredients to get the sonic mixture that I accustom to. Last two week I was slowly playing with my analog setup. Since...
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