For now, I’m thrilled that my PL-910 is singing like I’ve never heard it before. sme tonearms : sme tonearm parts - sme parts & tools templates & manuals current production tonearms vintage tonearms turntables sme, sme tonearms, sme. That will have to be a post-winning-the-lottery purchase. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Mentioned in - Manufacturers Literature (Instructions manual SME 3009 Series III) Author Model page created by Howard Craven. 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. Model: Tonearm SME 3009 Series III - SME, Scale Model Equipment Notes A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications, suitable for use with high compliance cartridges.

I researched various options and decided on Alfred Kayser at in Canada. A couple of months ago I bit the bullet and sent my vintage SME-3009 tonearm in for a complete refurbishing and rewiring.

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