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Location: Aarhus, Denmark
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I'm Peter.
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Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Posts: 305
I'm Peter.
Of course you are right. I will get to the bottom of this. This is what the German expert told me.
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Dear Peter,
thanks for the pictures. The tonearm is not original at all. The counterweight and the antiskating weight are copies and not original. I service only tonearm in original condition. The original counterweights are as spares available, but expensive.
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I'm Peter, Denmark: AD Audio Satchmo 3 Line Stage + EAR 516 + Quad ESL 57 + EAR 324P + PTP6 Acoustand L75 + Poul Ladegaard tonearm/Denon 103D + Fidelity Research FR24 mk ii/Decca Maroon + Leak Stereofetic FM Tuner + B&O Beocord 6500 Cassette Deck + Synology DS 415+("upgraded" to 8gb memory) cabled to Win10 PC - JRiver - Paul Pang USB-splitter cable - Linear 5v psu - Nuforce U192s - Line Magnetic 502CA DAC
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I'm Lawrence.
I'm not an SME expert as I only have an old 3009 but looking at the close up photos the knurling on the screw on the counterweight looks a bit DIY (reminds me of my GCSE metalwork project) and the notches on the screw for the anti skate weight similarly don't look as tidy as I would have expected.
This then leads me to look at the grooves and the edges at the end of the counterweight and I'm wondering if they are not as well finished and clean as would be expected.
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Last edited by Lawrence001; 12-11-2019 at 08:09.
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Posts: 305
I'm Peter.
Thanks. I will post closeups tomorrow.
I'm Peter, Denmark: AD Audio Satchmo 3 Line Stage + EAR 516 + Quad ESL 57 + EAR 324P + PTP6 Acoustand L75 + Poul Ladegaard tonearm/Denon 103D + Fidelity Research FR24 mk ii/Decca Maroon + Leak Stereofetic FM Tuner + B&O Beocord 6500 Cassette Deck + Synology DS 415+("upgraded" to 8gb memory) cabled to Win10 PC - JRiver - Paul Pang USB-splitter cable - Linear 5v psu - Nuforce U192s - Line Magnetic 502CA DAC
This site might help you track down any inconsistencies with your tonearm:
http://www.analogue-classics.com/htm...09___3012.html
There are copious photos and brochures with details - looking at them it would seem that although the weights look very similar, the knurled retaining knobs lack the finesse of the machined originals (as has been pointed out)
(this image can be viewed in more detail on their site)
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Posts: 305
I'm Peter.
The arm is genuine. I will start a new sales thread. Poul Mathiasen from Dansk Audio Teknik will certify this to anyone who wants to know. So the two so-called experts were wrong. SME UK also said it was genuine as far as they could tell from the photos.
This sales thread is closed. I will create a new one with a new price now that I am sure that the arm is right and you have the certainty that the arm is genuine.
Last edited by Rosewind; 13-11-2019 at 17:57.
I'm Peter, Denmark: AD Audio Satchmo 3 Line Stage + EAR 516 + Quad ESL 57 + EAR 324P + PTP6 Acoustand L75 + Poul Ladegaard tonearm/Denon 103D + Fidelity Research FR24 mk ii/Decca Maroon + Leak Stereofetic FM Tuner + B&O Beocord 6500 Cassette Deck + Synology DS 415+("upgraded" to 8gb memory) cabled to Win10 PC - JRiver - Paul Pang USB-splitter cable - Linear 5v psu - Nuforce U192s - Line Magnetic 502CA DAC