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Other Gear => Phono => Topic started by: balancedtriode on January 19, 2012, 08:28:22 AM

Title: Looking for a good vintage base for a sme 3009 , suggestions?
Post by: balancedtriode on January 19, 2012, 08:28:22 AM

I have a sme 3009 type 2 improved, it was mounted to a thorens td-125 LB but I decided to put a transcription arm on it due to the long base. trying to decide what base to buy for it, any suggestions? I am going to do research, just looking to be pointed in the right direction. I like vintage, wood bases, If it needs to be modded to accept the sme, that is fine.
any help would be appreciated.
thanks
-Coltrane

Title: Re: Looking for a good vintage base for a sme 3009 , suggestions?
Post by: Grainger49 on February 07, 2012, 03:28:48 AM

Coltrane,

You might go to the Audio Asylum and see if you get responses there.  There is a Vinyl Asylum that would be appropriate.

That said I'm not sure what you are asking here.  Wouldn't the vintage base go with the table more than the arm?  

And as I typed "vintage" I thought that Audio Karma (.org) might be a vintage base kind of place.

Plus this gives you a bump.

Title: Re: Looking for a good vintage base for a sme 3009 , suggestions?
Post by: Wanderer on February 07, 2012, 04:02:42 AM

I share Grainger49s confusion. Not sure how you are defining "base". Do you mean you are looking for a turntable to mount the SME 3009 on?

Knife edge pivot SMEs work/match nicely with a variety of similar period suspended turntables. Thorens (150, 160), Acoustic Research (THE Turntable, ES1, etc), Linn Sondek/Ariston. There are others.

                        Kevin R-M      

Title: Re: Looking for a good vintage base for a sme 3009 , suggestions?
Post by: galyons on February 07, 2012, 08:16:26 AM

I have the same arm that serves occasionally on an Empire 298, Thoren4 150 and Thorens 124.  A good arm for high compliance carts. Should match well with any quality 60's TT.

Cheers,
Geary