Clearout: pass f5, sme 3012 in 14", koetsu black soundsmitted.

[5acan]

Hi
Too much gear.
Pass DIY F5
Well regarded amp in DIY world.
This one was made by a competent technician with a very luxurious power supply section.
You may not like the aesthetic of it, matter of taste. You can easily add a aluminium front/top.
Asking 450 gbp shipped on wood pallet (no alternative).
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And a very nice rare SME. Not original but a very good one on performance side and it will match modern MC.
Made on basis of sme3012:
New damped carbon arm tube
New cnc drilled fixed headshell
Top notch internal wiring with a direct rca interconnect in cooper .
New and rigid armbase
New double smart weight
New bias weight
Hard to find, retail was 2500€
Mods were made by German crazy team from Vidocq.
Asking 1000 gbp shipped
I may sell the plinth as well if interest.
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Last but not least a freshly retipped Koetsu Black Goldline.
The retipp was the most expansive one and sorry to say works better than a standard K.
Retipped last summer, max 50 Lp's played since.
Asking 750 gbp (retipp was 500)
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Thanks

[farflungstar]

What is the effective mass of the arm?

[5acan]

Around 14/15 gr, no official data.

[5acan]

Hi,

I measured the effective mass using this formula found in vinylengine:
After setting catridge, set it balanced.

EM = CW*[ (x/el) + (x/el)^2]

CW:counterweight mass
el: effective length (from stylus tip to pivot center)
x: balanced position of Counterweight ( from mass center of CW to pivot center)

Giving 35gr with my Koetsu.

[5acan]

Tonearm STP
Koetsu sold