Knife Edge

[The Barbarian]

Anyone used this seller. Is it me or do those countersinks look a bit wobbly?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bronze-Knife-Edge-Bearing-for-SME-tonearms-3009-3010-3012-/181705987128?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4e855438

[Ali Tait]

Think they are ok mate, just been done on a curved surface.

[struth]

http://www.analogtubeaudio.de/131-1-rca-conversion-kit.html

They do both bearings and rca convertors

[The Barbarian]

No RCA lash ups :nono:

[337alant]

those bearings look good :eyebrows:, is there any audible advantage over the standard plastic one?


I prefer a tone arm 5 pin plug to RCAs on the bottom of the arm soI made my own with a bit of alu plate


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14663302567_a5c7838924_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv)SME 4 (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv) by 337alant (https://www.flickr.com/people/69508926@N05/), on Flickr

[The Barbarian]

is there any audible advantage over the standard plastic one?



I doubt it tbh, i never take a blind bit of notice to what other claim. It's just that the version of the S2, Improved i have has that flimsy plastic arm cue guide moulded to the Knife Edge. I just need to fit an earlier version without it..
Regarding the base connector conversion i would prefer to fit a lagit SME item.

[struth]

those bearings look good :eyebrows:, is there any audible advantage over the standard plastic one?


I prefer a tone arm 5 pin plug to RCAs on the bottom of the arm soI made my own with a bit of alu plate


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14663302567_a5c7838924_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv)SME 4 (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv) by 337alant (https://www.flickr.com/people/69508926@N05/), on Flickr

Thats very tidy Alan. Just the kind of thing I was looking for. Still looking for something better than the old cable and plug I have at moment as its a bit loose these days.

[The Barbarian]

Aye they are a pain Grant they always pull away.

[337alant]

Grant
its just a Cardas Tonearm male plug and a bit of shaped 6mm aluminum flat bar, but it works well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARDAS-MDIN-MALE-TONEARM-PLUG-fits-LINN-ROKSAN-OTHERS-/400764039706?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d4f65f21a

Alan

[struth]

Aye they are a pain Grant they always pull away.

Thinking of taking the TT out of service and fettling it.....or F**k**g it :eyebrows:

[struth]

Grant
its just a Cardas Tonearm male plug and a bit of shaped 6mm aluminum flat bar, but it works well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARDAS-MDIN-MALE-TONEARM-PLUG-fits-LINN-ROKSAN-OTHERS-/400764039706?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d4f65f21a

Alan

Might have a look aroung for something that might fit. Dont have much it way of tools now though as I got shot of them when the workshop collapsed :lol:

[walpurgis]

the workshop collapsed

Oh my gawd! Another disaster! :eek:

[alphaGT]

those bearings look good :eyebrows:, is there any audible advantage over the standard plastic one?


I prefer a tone arm 5 pin plug to RCAs on the bottom of the arm soI made my own with a bit of alu plate


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14663302567_a5c7838924_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv)SME 4 (https://flic.kr/p/okKfZv) by 337alant (https://www.flickr.com/people/69508926@N05/), on Flickr

That is some fine work there 337alant! Most impressive. And I agree, most of the better phono
Cables are DIN. I've got a VPI arm that terminates to the RCA block, simple enough, but would prefer a DIN