Sme 3012 R

I know this old arm is good but I don’t know why David,Rockitman,Tang,Ron,Mike
Use or will use having top tonearm like Sat,EliteAxiom,Black Beauty,Durand

Why 3012 is so special?
I never had and I don’t understand
Only to know for my curiosity
Regards
Gian

 

Hello,

I have noticed differences in sound with Anti-Skating setting.

I use zyx u-ex100 + Ortofon lh-9000
VTF: 2.0 g
Only the light weight on the arm

With 2 g anti-skating force:
+ + better bass.
+ a bit better sound stage.
+ a bit better decay with piano
+ overall i feel better flow with music.
- Smudged and unfocused string and percussion instruments.
- - overall loss of details and nuances with jazz.

With 1.5 g anti-skating force:
+ + Much more detailed and precise string and percussion instruments.
+ more nuanced piano.
+ more nuanced wind instruments.
- less bass
- less stage


How can i get the best result from anti-skating without any "Sacrifices"?


tried 1.75 g anti-skating,
sounds dull.

 

How can i get the best result from anti-skating without any "Sacrifices"?

I would recommend that you consider a Bronze Alloy bearing Viz : https://www.analogtubeaudio.de/en/bronze-knife-edge-bearing-sme-3009-3012/
You may well find that with the upgraded bearing in place that you settle on a singular anti skate setting that ticks most if not all the boxes.