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SME - M2-12 - M2 Series 12" Tonearm
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SME-M2-12
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SME - M2-12 - M2 Series 12" Tonearm
M2 Series tonearms are precision instruments that feature well-tried SME principles and the design and engineering excellence for which SME is renowned worldwide. By providing a superior platform for your favorite phono cartridges, M2 tonearms contribute to a more authentic, sparkling, and uncolored musical performance.
The M2-12 offers meticulous build quality with all the most important features including a lightweight stainless steel tonearm, detachable magnesium headshell with azimuth adjustment, tungsten balance weight, superb quality ball race bearings and a level of stiffness and rigidity to suit all types of cartridge.
This precision-made tonearm is suited to a broad range of cartridges including those of medium and low compliance. The M2-12 shell is a pressure die-cast in magnesium for lightness and rigidity. A collet of ingenious design affords ‘one-piece’ rigidity and allows azimuth correction to be made before final tightening. The internally damped tonearm of highly polished stainless steel provides sparkling uncolored reproduction. A unique single-element balance system caters for cartridges weighing 5 to 12 grams. After balancing tracking force is applied by forward movement of the weight ensuring the lowest system inertia. The weight moves on a precision screw thread with a backlash eliminator allowing the exact setting of vertical tracking force.
Note: Spacer P1, part no. 3823/IV is required when the turntable surface is more than 41.30mm above the surface on which the arm is mounted
FEATURES:
- The shell is pressure die-cast in magnesium for lightness and rigidity.
- The pivot-stylus dimension is 308.8 mm (12.16”). Distortion caused by lateral tracking error is at least 25% less than possible with a nine-inch arm. However effective mass will be typically 12.0 grams. Also, a turntable designed for 12-inch arms must be selected.
- The internally damped tonearm of highly polished stainless steel provides sparkling uncolored reproduction. A unique single-element balance system caters for cartridges weighing 5 to 12 grams. After balancing tracking force is applied by forward movement of the weight ensuring the lowest system inertia. The weight moves on a precision screw thread with a backlash eliminator allowing the exact setting of vertical tracking force.
- A collet of ingenious design affords ‘one-piece’ rigidity and allows azimuth correction to be made before final tightening
- 1.0 gram per revolution tungsten weight sub-graduated 0.25 and 0.025 gram moving on a precision screw with backlash eliminator.
- 220mm (48”) D501 balanced audio lead. Engineered in the best camera quality with satin chrome finish Fluid damped lift/lower control.
- Low friction, fully shielded races for both axes
- Sliding base for tracking adjustment
- Thumbwheel height adjustment
- Traditional pattern anti-skate
INCLUDES:
- Series M2 precision pick-up arm
- Detachable headshell
- Instruction book.
- Mounting template.
- Alignment protractor
- Shell hardware
- Mounting hardware
- Audio lead.
- Bias weight.
- Bias guide.
- 0.89 A/F hexagon wrench.
- Warranty card.
- Sachet of silica gel
SPECIFICATIONS:
| Effective mass: | 12 g |
| Cartridge balance range: | 5-12 |
| Vertical tracking force (VTF): | 0-2.5 |
| Maximum tracking error (degree/mm): | 0.010 |
| Inner Null point (mm radius): | 66.04 |
| Outer Null point (mm radius): | 120.90 |
| Net Weight: |
675g (1.48 lbs.) |
| Warranty: |
SME Turntables are covered by a standard 24 month warranty |
DIMENSIONS (Refer to below diagram):
| A - Distance from pivot to stylus: | 308.80 mm |
| B - Distance from pivot to turntable center: | 295.60 mm |
| C - Cartridge fixing centers: | 12.70 mm |
| F - Overhang: | 13.21 mm |
| G - Height above mounting surface: | 87.0 mm max 63.0 mm min |
| H - Height of record surface above mounting surface: | 67.40 mm max 43.40 mm min |
| J - Depth below mounting surface: | 46.0 mm |
| K - Radial clearance for balance weight: | 51.0 mm |
| + – Tracking adjustment | 12.7 mm |
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