Sme 309 service manual

Our experience with the SME 3009 III over a period of several months has shown that most cartridges produce a more tape-like sound in this arm than they do form any other arm (with the possible exception of the Breuer arm, which we have never felt obliged to test because of its cost and virtually zero availability). $2,000.00 SME 309 [Expired] no longer for sale Average Research Pricing SME 309 TONEARM This tonearm has very little use and is in excellent condition. Comes w/original box, manual, and tools. Just as is if you bought it new. Also has a new spare SME head shell in the box. SME audio connection cable to pre-amp is made by Van Dan Hul, MC D501 hybrid Product: SME Model 309 232.32mm Tonearm; PIB-1 Interface Box; AS-IS (No Counterweight) Product SKU: 38415 Length / Termination: 232.32 millimeters or 9.14 inches Cosmetic Description: 8/10 Very good condition with minimal visible cosmetic wear including some tiny scratches on the shaft of the tonearm.This item looks like new from just a few feet away Half a century later, SME 3009 arms are cherished with an intensity matched by few other vintage components: the Quad "57" electrostatic, the McIntosh MC275, Marantz tube amps, and Revox's G36 spring to mind. But, as Stereophile icon J Gordon Holt once said, "You never forget your first SME." -Ken Kessler Official Factory Production Statistics After re-tooling the Series I, by then in production for three years, it was replaced with the Series II in 1963. Instead of a steel arm tube, the Series II used a polished, bright-anodised SME 309 arm in essentially mint condition, I'm rating it 9/10 but frankly it is essentially mint. Comes with original box, original packing, original mounting and alignment templates, orginal instruction manual, original tools set and original RCA Phono Cable assembly that plugs into the bottom of the arm. jph1812 member since January 2015 This is a very rare chrome accent version of the 309. SME no longer offers their tonearms separate from their turntables. So this is a unique opportunity to attain a very special arm. those and other spare parts or repair parts for their arms are of course still available from SME. DIN to RCA or XLR cables are readily available from lots of For mounting, the SME requires an elongated hole 1" wide by 2¾" long, ranged by four small holes for the mounting screws. The screws hold a metal bed plate with an elongated cutout in it, and the arm base passes through this plate. Tangency is adjusted by loosening a pair of knurled nuts beside the arm base, and sliding this along the bedplate. The tone-arm is bought from the North American distributor. The Model 309 tone-arm is NOT refurbished or re-certified (NOT B-STOCK) and includes a full warranty. Includes original box, mounting templates and manual. Comes with all the normal components and accessories. This rates an 11 out of 11! SME AUDIO MODEL 309 Tone-arm Find An Answer Browse our vast Answer database for answers to many common technical questions.