You can have others do the work for you, but your costs will skyrocket. A little sad to hear it dismissed by the guide in the video, though it appears that he lost part of his finger working on the line on IIIs, so I understand his lack of enthusiasm.Ī glimpse, also, into why it is so difficult to bring a new high precision audio product to market: those automated machines are punishingly expensive, and if you haven't added them to your production line as you are going along, buying them to start up is out of the realm of possibility. I was using AKG PS 8es at the time, and what a wonderful combination! I was in heaven. In the 80s, I saved up my money and bought an SME Series IIIs (and later added the damper). But seeing those videos, a little voice is telling me I need an arm that has so much copper coating on the armrest extension that you can scratch it with a knife without breaking through to the underlying aluminum. Wow - the sexiness of overengineering! Those videos were fascinating! I haven't really thought about SME in a long time - they are so out of my price range that it's ridiculous.

Your trying to put names and prices in order, I don't get it. The Series IV is a worthy relative of 'the best pick-up arm in the world' with a sonic performance reflecting the care and attention to detail underlying its design and manufacture. Although presented at a lower price it retains the unique one-piece magnesium tone-arm, dual-lock base and other advanced features listed. The Series IV precision pick-up arm owes much to the technology developed for the acclaimed Series V. Our designers can be justly proud of these models which offer a performance and manufacturing excellence unmatched by many more expensive models. The detachable magnesium headshell has a new style coupling, providing the convenience of rapid cartridge interchange without loss of rigidity. One piece magnesium tone arm, available as Model 309 and Model 310. The Series 300 broadens the application of SME technology.

Repairing shure sme 3009 tonearm