For now, I’m thrilled that my PL-910 is singing like I’ve never heard it before. That will have to be a post-winning-the-lottery purchase.
Sme tonearm set upgrade#
I highly recommend Alfred if you’re in the market for any work or upgrade to a new or old SME tonearm.Īnd if I had the money to buy the gold 3009 tonearm on their website, I’d snatch it up tomorrow. He was great to deal with and very knowledgeable and gave me detailed instructions on sending him the arm. I researched various options and decided on Alfred Kayser at in Canada. If you’re like me and don’t want to attempt this kind of precise rewiring job yourself, Alfred does an amazing job and improves the arm in other ways as well. A couple of months ago I bit the bullet and sent my vintage SME-3009 tonearm in for a complete refurbishing and rewiring. (1) 1 product ratings - SME 3009 Tone Arm Original Working Record Player Turntable Audio Parts Tonearm. I tested the bronze base in a SME3009R on a Solist turntable, being the same setup like in the test report on the bronze bearing, and also in a. 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. It’s like a whole new arm for my table, and what sounds like a world class arm, and has definitely taken things to the next level. SME 3009 Tone Arm Original Working Record Player Turntable Audio Parts Tonearm. Robert Graetke, the maker of the bronze bearing for SME knife edge tonearms, phoned me in January and told me that he had devellopped a new product: a bronze base for the old style SME tonearms. 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. They polished it, replaced a number of parts, and now the arm lift, arm lock, and VTA work much better than before. The wiring definitely made a substantial improvement, and the arm now looks brand new.
Worn out or defective parts are replaced by strictly using original SME spare parts. Before assembling, all parts were cleaned and the silicone oil of the tonearm-lift dashpot has been changed. This arm has been completely disassembled. I proceeded to listen to all of my favorite albums that I know well, and smiled ear to ear for hours while listening to each one. Beautiful SME 3009 S2 unimproved tonearm. The rewiring resulted in a better tonal balance, richer sound, a beautiful and never harsh top end, and flawless tracking. From the first listen I could hear more improvement than I could have ever hoped for. I got the arm back this weekend and hooked it up and got everything dialed in. He was great to deal with and very knowledgeable and gave me detailed instructions on sending him the arm, promising that I would be very happy with the results and how he thought it was an upgrade worth making for my Kyocera PL-910 turntable. A couple of months ago I bit the bullet and sent my vintage SME-3009 tonearm in for a complete refurbishing and rewiring.