pgtaylor
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| SME New Turntable Presentation I posted the following a couple of days ago on another thread, where it was only marginally relevant, so I have reposted it here (with apologies to those who have already seen it): The Model 60 costs in excess of £20,000 more than the current M... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @Dover and anyone else What do you make of the resin armtube? If you had an SMEV would you be looking to have it upgraded with the new armtube if this were possible (it isn't at the moment but it may become possible sometime in the future - techn... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond Maybe you should consider yourself lucky that you ended up with the Model 30. The Model 60 costs in excess of £20,000 more, and offers, as substantial improvements: (i) a new motor and motorcontroller (with separately-housed transforme... | |
| SME 309 or SME 3009r? @pesky_wabbit Maybe the SME 3009 was top tier when it came out fifty or so years ago. If the SME wasn't top tier back then, which arms were? Let's not be anachronistic! It was a high quality product for its time, and priced at the upper limit... | |
| SME 30/2 Controller I certainly remember hearing a slight lowering of the noise floor, giving the music just a little more presence. But it was some years ago, and I would not wish to make too strong a claim. In any case I remember it as being slight but worthwhile. ... | |
| SME 30/2 Controller It certainly used to be possible to buy the new controller: I bought one shortly after it came out. You were supposed to return the old one in part-exchange (I managed not to, so I have both). What you report suggests to me that maybe SME is abo... | |
| Dynamic vs Static VTF on a SME V. Can someone explain the differences in sound? It would really be something to have done in the context of a general overhaul of the arm performed by SME. | |
| Dynamic vs Static VTF on a SME V. Can someone explain the differences in sound? @Dover On another (current) thread, Evilteddie mentions that he has had his SMEV modified by SME so as to remove the dynamic tracking-force spring (effectively making it into a Series IV from that point of view). Assuming one's records are reason... | |
| SME 20/3 --- tonearm recommendations!? Hello Evilteddie, Just as a matter of interest, having the dynamic tracking force device actually removed from the SMEV (which in fact brings it into line with the Series IV), rather than just disactivating it and setting tracking force via the c... | |
| SME 30/2 Controller The only guidance that SME give about when the motor needs oiling, apart from 'once a year', is that it should be oiled if it makes a noise. Though exactly what that means is not clear. Your unit may well have been over-oiled in the past (this ... | |
| SME 30/2 Controller The motor should be oiled once a year - with one small drop of the supplied oil only. A syringe of this oil is included with a new turntable. If you do not have one, you will need to order it from SME or an SME dealer. SME warns against over-oil... | |
| SME 30/2 Controller I suspect that SME might simply be closed for the whole Christmas/New Year period. They probably reopen on 10/1. The motor control unit which you have is the original one for the 30/2 (the first Model 30 is a different matter: it had a different... | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. There is a very interesting method for setting anti-skating force on the website of Vacuum State Electronics. It was written by the late Allen Wright, a highly talented electronics designer and expert on all things analogue: http://www.vacuumstate... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @dover@ atmasphereThat there are resonances in the SME V armwand and that these can be dealt with through the application of some external damping material is confirmed by others, notably the former contributor to this website (and turntable desig... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights Many thanks, Peterayer, for your interesting post. It does not surprise me that playing records on the SME without some form of clamping gave a less satisfactory result than using the standard reflex clamp. This is also my finding. And of course i... |