SME 3012-RG

Data

General

• Manufacturer: SME
• Model: SME-3012 RG Limited Edition (only 1'500 pieces built)

Type: S-shaped stainless steel tone arm

• Years of manufacture: ~ 1981 - 1984
• Made in: England
• Colour: Gold (24-carat gold plated) / Black
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions:
  • Stainless Steel Arm Tube:
    • Thickness: 0.25 mm
• Weight:
  • Stainless steel arm tube: 14 g
• Original price approx.: 3'500 DM

Connections

• Outputs: RCA connectors, without pickup

Technical data

• Material: stainless steel tonearm, gold plated
• Effective arm length: 307,34 mm
• Length pivot point - tip: 215,4 mm
• Offset angle: º
• Pickup misalignment angle: + º, -°
• Pickup overhang: ± 12.7 mm (adjustable)
• Counterweight overhang:
• Permissible pickup weights:
  • With one counterweight: 1.5 - 14 g
  • With two counterweights: 13 - 26 g
• Inert arm mass:
• Support weight adjustment range: 0 - 5 g
• Height adjustment range:
  • Via mounting plate: 60.3 - 79.3 mm (adjustable).
  • Turntable above mounting plate: 27.0 - 41.3 mm (adjustable)
• Required freedom for counterweight turning circle, radius: 83 mm
• Required freedom between platter and cover: 44.5 mm
• Diameter of mounting hole: 28.6 mm
• Installation depth of the tonearm in the frame: 47.6 mm

Special Features

• Dynamic absorber
• Anti-skating force control
• Arm lift silicone damped

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
• SME 3009
• SME 3009 II
• SME 3009 II Improved
• SME 3009/III
• SME 3009/III S
• SME 3009-R
• SME 3009/S2 Improved
• SME 3010-R
• SME 3012
• SME 3012 II
• SME 3012-R
• SME 3012-RG

• Example of use:
• [[Luxman PD-555
  • • Luxman PD-555 Limited

Pictures

• Picture SME 3012-RG tonearm

• Image SME 3012-RG, detail tonearm suspension.

• Picture SME 3012-RG, detail tonearm suspension

• Picture SME 3012-RG, detail tonearm suspension

• Image SME 3012-RG, casket

• Image SME 3012-RG, casket

• Image SME 3012-RG, casket

• Image SME 3012-RG tonearm installed in Luxman PD-555 Limited Special Edition:

Reports

• Report from "Vinyl Lives": [[1]]

Links

• External link to website "SME": [[2]]