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Just got my SME arm back from re-wire. Hubba Hubba! [message #13068] Wed, 06 September 2006 05:19 Go to next message
Bill Epstein is currently offline  Bill Epstein
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I'd been without vinyl 'cause of arm troubles. My SME had a stripped screw on the cage that holds the RCA's and as a result a headshell wire broke.

At about the same time I discovered that the importer of the KR Audio amp I had for review refurbishes SME arms as well as Thorens and Oracle tables.

So I sent him the arm.

Now it's back with 6 feet of Cardas wire that runs in one piece up through the arm to the headshell and terminated with Cardas RCA's.
I don't know about the "golden section" part of the wire alchemy but it's double shielded like Belden 1505 and I'm hearing a better defined soundstage with quieter backgrounds.

Pretty reasonable cost, $175, for me who can't see to thread the fishing line through the bias weight!

Re: Just got my SME arm back from re-wire. Hubba Hubba! [message #13069 is a reply to message #13068] Fri, 08 September 2006 11:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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That's a very fair price! What's the name of the importer?


Re: Just got my SME arm back from re-wire. Hubba Hubba! [message #13071 is a reply to message #13069] Fri, 08 September 2006 14:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Epstein is currently offline  Bill Epstein
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Alfred Kayser who imports the KR Audio tubes and amps. He's in Toronto. Bill Martinelli introduced us. Terrific guy.


Re: Just got my SME arm back from re-wire. Hubba Hubba! [message #13072 is a reply to message #13071] Fri, 08 September 2006 19:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Russellc is currently offline  Russellc
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I bumped into him on Audiogon, and scored some new "bed grommets" for my Infinity Black Widow, which uses a SME Mount just like the SME arm does. They were a perfect replacement!

Russellc

Re: Just got my SME arm back from re-wire. Hubba Hubba! [message #13077 is a reply to message #13071] Sat, 09 September 2006 11:25 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Thanks for the reference. I'll put this in my Rolodex.


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