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tlscapital
05-11-2016, 13:01
I've done many complete tweak-dismantling of my SME tonearm from it's plastic bedplate to this day. The bedplate grommets are now falling appart (only 2 are still complete) and I'm not hearing any issues about that particularly. I was contemplating buying some new ones maybe...

Since, I've read that the 'bass' could benefite accordingly when those grommets are taken off, I'm in doubt once again. Now I will trial that when I'll have to swap the top plate of my Thorens turntable and dismantle it all a last time (until...) but I would appreciate some read some comments on such a tweak for those who have trial that.

Mind you that I understand the theories of the damping and ringing as such and that one set-up would benefit from a tweak where others won't. It's all to do with every bit of combination between the "A's to Z's" that makes every phono systems a "bio-hazard" on it's own. Still, comments on such experience are welcome.

Ammonite Audio
05-11-2016, 13:24
Since a set of new grommets is only £6, the cost of finding out what's best isn't great.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-SME-Bedplate-Grommets-S2-S3-R-Type-/201696483016?hash=item2ef60c16c8:g:~qMAAOSwd0BVxH5 L

narabdela
05-11-2016, 17:05
I set up my first 3009 up back in 1974, and the received wisdom at the time was that they were better without the grommets on a sprung sub-chassis turntable.