Saves lots of time (from initial 1.5h to about 15mins in my case).Īll in all a fantastically invested 200GBP, together with a change to medical grade tubes at the RIAA (which was more icing on the cake compared to the bearing). Then make the change with one hand, holding with the other the toothpick in place. Then *before* unscrewing the front, carefully put a thin screwdriver or a toothpick inside the arm to hold the grounding connection in place. Definitely my cup of tea, this is what I was looking for! The other side of the medal is a bit less tolerance to record imperfections - surface noise and groove damage more exposed.Ī tip to those considering this change - unscrew first the rear bearing screw. Over the past few years, we have restored a number of SME 30 tonearms, covering most of their variants made over the impressively long production life span of this model range.This outstanding tonearm was first introduced in 1959, setting a standard for high performance tonearm design which is still hard to beat, 60 years later. The dynamical contrasts better exposed, following the work and idea of record engineers is easier. on operatic alto its easier to discern the lyrics. Its sounding very good but I am keen to try other options including MC, ideally in the £300ish price range new or secondhand.
#Sme tonearm worth it series#
The upper mids and HF more refined, flowing, with a lot of inner structure exposed. Ive been using a Shure M55e cartridge with jelco stylus on a SME Series 2 non improved tonearm with detachable headshell for the past year or so. Question is, is it worth spending another £100 on J7s external cable or is the linn one. The arm has been rewired internally (with VDH silver wire), however, externally it came with what looks like and an old linn basik tonearm cable. your own public relations is a daunting task and never essentially well worth the monetary financial savings. Hi, I recently bought an rb250 modified by j7 (audio origami).
More resolving, "aggressive" groove reading. Tonearm Conversion of Basic SME Tonearms. What can I say.what a fantastic change in my circumstances (SPU Meister Silver)! More direct, cleaner and present sound. /rebates/2fb2fSME-Record-Player-Turntable-Tonearms2f646192fbn2829898&252fb252fSME-Record-Player-Turntable-Tonearms252f64619252fbn282989826tc3dbing-&idebay&nameEbay&ra1.
So, I've changed the nylon bearing to the SME original steel one. The Dual 701 features a straight tonearm (common on all vintage Duals), shuttle cartridge mounting system, internal grounding (no finicky grounding wire to attach to the amp), a 2.9 kg (6.4 lbs) non-magnetic, dynamically balanced, detachable platter, auto-start and return, stroboscopic pitch control, and a beautiful wood plinth.
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