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Thread: For Sale: SME 309 Tonearm - 2015 - Immaculate

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    Default For Sale: SME 309 Tonearm - 2015 - Immaculate

    I purchased this arm new from a UK dealer. It was manufactured in September 2015. It's been fitted once to a Technics 1210 turntable and has genuinely seen very little use (I'd say 30-40 hours).

    It's the current specification, with magnesium arm tube and SME V specification bearings. Comes complete with all original parts and packaging, including Tonearm cable.

    Sold

    Last edited by Alex A; 16-01-2017 at 20:25. Reason: Item sold

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    They do for me. Try Ctrl+F5?

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    I've nearly did a deal on a used/mint SME V, just wondering how this 309 would sound compared to it (?)
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    Funnily enough, I purchased this to replace a late 90s SME V, which was in excellent condition but probably in need of a service.

    When the 309 was originally launched (late 80s?), there were quite significant differences between it and the V (materials, bearing quality). That gap has narrowed, and the 309 is now essentially a stripped-down V with less premium internal wiring and a detachable head shell.

    I suspect that an equally good V will out-perform it in a suitably revealing system, and it does offer more features, but IMO there isn't all that much in it from a pure performance perspective. The detachable head shell is very much more user friendly as well.

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    Weird, I've always been able to see pics. Maybe it's fate lol. Spent enough recently...

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    Thanks Alex, any idea the cost of a separate headhell to add different carts..? I called SME only last week about a standard service for a SME V and they quoted me; £555.

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    believe they are £125 each.
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