SME Tonearm Question
Thanks for posting this. The link to Upscale's site does indeed state that the tonearm cable is not included. I actually purchased mine from Upscale. Mystery solved. SME IV-Vi is not the same as SME IV. SME IV-vi was is SUMIKO exclusive |
Now that you’ve established that you were not short changed its worth knowing that the SME supplied cable , sourced from Van Den Hul, is widely unloved, often being perceived as thin and edgy. That was certainly my experience and I changed it for an AudioQuest Leopard which I liked much more. The problem you will have is finding a cable with the right handed DIN you need which can be an issue as there are not too many choices on the used markt Heres the stock SME https://www.audiogon.com/listings/interconnects-van-den-hul-sme-mc-d-501-hybrid-din-rca-phono-2017-0... and what seems to be available in an angled DIN https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=SME+din |
These cables can be hard to find as they are not often well indexed if you can afford it this would be a great choice, I run the AQ WEL on my system at present (btw the asking price is $300-500 too high on this one, figure 30-40% of list for a used cable, even mint) https://www.audiogon.com/listings/interconnects-audioquest-wild-tonearm-72-90-din-to-rca-2017-08-17-... Of course many would suggest the best thing to do is put in one of these and then select the RCA cable you want to accompany it https://www.audiogon.com/listings/interconnects-cardas-phono-interface-box-pib-90-deg-din-to-dual-rc... |
Thanks for the suggestions. While this type of cable is not very common I have found several options. This one comes highly recommended on another forum: http://audiosensibility.com/blog/products-2/phono-cables-occ-copper-and-occ-silver/#!/Impact-SE-Angl... I can't find anything about this cable that makes me think it won't work with the SME tonearm, can you? They offer the DIN configuration in Jelco and Standard. I believe the SME would be standard configuration. |
