SME III tonearm 1978

[high.spirits]

OMG - just read all 61 pages - Pete's Pylons here I come - I have placed a Wanted ad for a Gyrodec - please ask all your friends if they
have one languishing in the garage and its not been used for 20 years :-)

Mine is standard and sounds good to my ears.
I would try in standard form first with the Series III before trying all the mods. It can get a chain reaction with upgrades and all are very subjective. Once you start mods you may want an SME IV and expensive MC to get the best. Can get very costly.

[Beobloke]

I love my Gyro SE and the few non-Michell mods I’ve heard for it simply change its character a bit rather than make an ‘improvement’ to my ears. That said, I still haven’t tried out Michell’s newly designed damped springs on mine so must give them a go!

I have to be honest, though, and point out that, if someone with a Gyrodec and an SME III asked me for advice on their best first upgrade, my advice would be “ditch the SME III and fit something better”!

[pcourtney]

Hi Adam, yep, you are right, I have been offered an early AC Gryodec with Transformer arm ( Rega tube, the last thing that Michell did before he sadly passed away) , and so I have aleady given up on using the SME III on one of these iconic decks