It is a gorgeous turntable, the polished alloy of platter, drive, chassis and arm all match. What all this doesn't tell you is the simply exquisite build quality. I've tried to keep the result as coherent as I can and to impose a logical flow but forgive the occasional 'leaps' from one subject to another! Construction. It's not been an easy review to write as so much of the design is unusual and the various design compromises taken need some explanation and frankly criticism. Because this is a significant entry in the marketplace from a major player I've looked very hard at what the turntable offers. Which brings us nicely to the turntable and arm combination under review – the Signature 12. This expansion upmarket has meant they start to take on some well established players and with their latest turntable they have made a serious assault on the high-end.
Sme tonearm teflon upgrade#
These continue to offer good value at each price point and with their turntables usually packaged with an arm of their own manufacture and, depending on market, a cartridge (normally Ortofon) – a rather painless way for the customer to either enter, or upgrade in the vinyl marketplace. From those beginnings, producing simple but well made turntables for the masses (and many newcomers to vinyl), Pro-ject have expanded with a bewildering range of turntables reaching ever higher up the cost/quality ladder. They arrived just when the world thought that Rega, with their Planar 2 and 3 had cleaned up the 'budget' Hi-Fi turntable market - then Pro-Ject came along to provide serious competition. Pro-Ject are a company that have been around a long time – over 20 years.
Sme tonearm teflon update#
Update 2021: Complete Kits with 160g weight are not any longer available! Only a few kits are left with 220g weight! More or less I will keep the last parts for customer conversion admissions!! If you are interested send me a mail with inquiery about your needs. Within this combinations it is absolutely necessary fit a steel saddle (original or mine) to the tube instead of the later types (vinyl type, aftermarket brass products) in order to broaden the aimed effect. These cartridges have a very low compliance below 10x10-6cm and profit enormously from the heavy tube. This conversion of SME tonearms is offered to optimize the physical conditions for the low compliance type cartridges like Ortofon SPU, EMT Tondose, Neumann DST, Denon DL103, Ikedas and Koetsus other arms don't offer. The counterweight tube with silicon damping element and stuffing cap are part of a kit and all dedicated screws will complete it. As well included is one main weight with end cap and the riderweight. I offer the conversion kits to interested people on a diy-level, alternatively I will be happy to offer the doing of such conversion process on request.Ī kit contains the tonearm wand with extension tube and internal silicon rubber damping, a balsa wood lining for the main tube. I tried my best to get the widest possible range of adaptable SME models working without any substancial change with my kit ( see seperate compatibility list for conversions). With this kit I introduce to all owners of classic SME Tonearms the opportunity to convert several models into the sonically unsurpassed 3012 MK1 version with all necessary components.
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