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So what was so special that made SME able to claim to make 'The Finest Tonearm in the World'. The result was the SME V, closely followed by the simplified, but very similar IV. There is slight wiggle room to rotate the cartridge in the SME headshell even though it has two mounting screw holds rather than slots. It was left to SME, the oldest arm manufacturer of them all, to take up the challenge of a top arm suitable for a wide range of quality turntables. The quirky titanium Arm dispensing with the usual removable head shell and going for a Titanium tube the black carbon fibre loaded plastics used for the.
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One issue I found is that one must make sure the cantilever is parallel to the headshell edges when installing the cartridge in the headshell. It is still far better than using the cartridge in the headshell and also risking damage to the cantilever/cartridge during set up. However, with my vdH cartridges sounding best when the arm is raised in back, to get proper alignment, this places the jig at an angle where only the front edge hits the grid sheet. I find this tool works best when the armtube is close to level allowing the clear metal jig to lie flat on the grid sheet. I asked because Phanton III has the arm in titanium and if you want to buy a second arm cost euro 990 while the same arm in titanium from techdas cost euro 6.850. That is, the two sides each flare out slightly toward the back, and the headshell edges are high above the grid plane, so your tool is much easier and accurate. This solves one problem I found with my original SME 3012R headshell: The sides are not perfectly parallel. I like the long straight sides that are parallel to each other for easy sighting and alignment.
#Sme tonearm titanium arm series#
Model Name/Number: Series V Gold Plated Tonearm. WILL REQUIRE DAMPENING FLUID FOR THE TROUGH (THIS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM QUALITY HI FI DEALERS OR ELSEWHERE ON EBAY) THE PLINTH FIXING BOLTS HAVE A LITTLE CORROSION ON THE TOPS, BUT THIS IS PURELY COSMETICWE ARE SELLING A JBE SERIES 3 TURNTABLE AND ORTOFON 530 MKII CARTRIDGE IN OTHER AUCTIONSSERIAL NUMBER: 331585PLEASE MESSAGE US IF WE CAN BE OF FURTHER HELP OR YOU WOULD LIKE MORE PHOTO'SPOSTAGE WITHIN THE UK IS £11.This is a nice tool, David. As part of a complete system working in concert with a comparable turntable and cartridge it will provide wide range transparent reproduction of vinyl L.P’s, bringing the listener audibly closer to the clarity and dynamics of the original performance. The next tonearm in line would be a tie between Graham Phantom 12 and rewired (silver) Micro Seiki MAX 12' with Titanium wand. If I had to rate this cluster of arms I would put SME V-12 at the top and Kuzma 4Point close behind. INCLUDES PLINTH FIXING BOLTS, ORIGINAL SME INTERCONNECTS AND GROUND CABLE THIS IS THE RARE SERIES III VERSION WITH RACK AND PINION ADJUSTMENT AND DAMPING FLUID TROUGHALSO FEATURES NITROGEN HARDENED TITANIUM TUBE WITH ORIGINAL SME MODIFIED HEADSHELL IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER AND EXCELLENT COSMETIC CONDITION WITH SOME SURFACE MARKS. Which arm is the winner is going to depend on what you like, assuming each is performing to its maximum. FOR SALE SME 3009 SERIES III TONEARM IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH. SME 3009 SERIES III TONEARM IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH INTERCONNECTS AND GROUND CABLEPAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF AUCTION END PLEASE, UNLESS PREVIOUSLY AGREEDCLASSIC AND VERY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TONEARM MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY SME. SME 3009 SERIES III PICK UP ARM WITH TITANIUM WAND & DAMPING FLUID TROUGH Exc - 240.00. Item: 3325718636 SERIES III PICK UP ARM WITH TITANIUM WAND & DAMPING FLUID TROUGH Exc.