[Vintage-Audio] PICK-UP: SME ARM ON THORENS 124 TURNTABLE

[Duane B. Fischer, W8DBF]

And he has the courage to tell us he is coming to the USA? (chuckle!)	
	
DBF	


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From: Salmons, Michael <SalmonsM at missouri.edu>
To: Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [Vintage-Audio] PICK-UP: SME ARM ON THORENS 124 TURNTABLE
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:59 AM

 Jim, you lucky, lucky man. What a find!

Let's see, you listen to classical mainly, and the SME 3009 is a fairly
heavy arm (is the ii lighter? Don't remember). You may be stuck looking
for classics such as the Audio Technica AT15S. Any of the various Shure
V15s would be an upgrade from your M70, just make sure the tracking
force range matches your arm's abilities. Old Empires have a very nice
sound too. Some of these models you can luck out and find new styli, but
I'm not sure what availibility is like generally.

As far as modern carts go, they may all track more lightly than the 3009
can manage. I could be dead wrong about that, this is just a guess.

Good luck! Let us know what you finally get and how it sounds!

Michael  

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[mailto:vintage-audio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Welsh
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:48 AM
To: Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] PICK-UP: SME ARM ON THORENS 124 TURNTABLE

I had a stroke of luck the other day. 

At an otherwise really "junkie" local ham-fest, a Thorens 124 (II)
coupled with an SME 3009 (ii), plus a Dynaco PAS (with Telefunkens in
place) - all for ZAR300 (about US$50). 

The SME arm is equipped with an Excel cartridge with its stylus messed!
So, I am looking for advice on what to put in its place - not a needle
from my wife's sewing basket. I  mean which cartiridge should I go for?
Reasonably priced but good for my Archive and DGG classical vinyl. 

I have a Shure M70EJ in for the while but I think I can do better.

Any ideas and the names of trusted suppliers would be appreciated. I
would have to do the purchase via the Internet or wait until September
when I head off to the USA.

Jim
Johannesburg
South Africa
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