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Re: S.M.E 3009 IIIs Tone Arms

Posted by John Elison (A) on November 9, 2004 at 15:45:21

In Reply to: S.M.E 3009 IIIs Tone Arms posted by belyin on November 9, 2004 at 12:43:43:

I originally bought my SME III because an engineer at Ortofon recommended it as the best tonearm for their new top-of-the-line MC-2000 back in 1984. That cartridge was probably one of the first high-compliance moving coils and it worked beautifully in the SME Series III. The new Ortofon MC-2000 Mk II bears little relationship to the original.

Anyway, I played that original MC-2000 for 10-years before buying an OC9 as a replacement because I could no longer afford the cost of an expensive high-end cartridges. After playing the OC9 for about 5-years, I replaced it with a Denon DL-301/II. All these cartridges worked exceptionally well in my SME III.

I think the SME III is a very versatile tonearm, which can accommodate a wide a variety of cartridges. Although it is a low mass design, it can be easily configured to a medium mass tonearm by inserting the appropriate headshell weight.

Best regards,
John Elison

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