SME 3009 III / SeriesIII

Bekannter Leichttonarm der richtig guten Sorte. Klanglich oftmals unterschätzt. Mit Dämpfungswanne. Mit Cinch Anschluß unten. SME Tonarmkabel/Cinch vergoldet. Original Plastik Fingertip des Headshell's durch einen schwarzen Headshell Fingergriff von Stanley Engineering ersetzt. Die Löcher sind original und es kann nach wie vor jeder Tonabnehmer montiert werden. Guter Zustand.

Technik:

Mounting distance: 215.4mm

Effective length: 229mm (original), 233.2mm (modified)

Overhang: 16mm (original), 17.8mm (modified)

Null points: 60/117mm (original), 66/121mm (modified)

The state of the art in independent tonearms, the SME series 3 precision pickup arm is the culmination of research and development extending over more than seven years.

It embodies a number of significant breakthroughs as well as evolutionary improvements over its distinguished predecessor.

For example: Nitrogen hardened titanium tubing having a wall thickness only twice the diameter of the average human hair provides a previously unattainable strength to weight ratio.

The arm has a soft core and an internal fibrous lining which results in a natural damping of the vibration fed into the arm by the cartridge.

'S' models where a cut-down version without the expensive rack and pinion adjustment and with the fluid damping as an optional extra.

Later, modified arm tubes used a revised geometry optimised for 12" records. Please see the CA-1 instructions for identifying which version you have.

Review

An entirely different sort of sound and very distinctive in it's own right, the SME series III is a very interesting performer - Noel Keywood HFN 1978

Colouration was comparatively low and the overall sound pleasantly relaxed. Stereo imaging was to a good standard and the bass registers reasonably detailed and extended