The Vinyl Source
 
Please read the note at the bottom of this listing.
 
This is the only rewire kit for SME 3009/3012 S2, detachable or fixed headshell, that rewire your beloved tonearm from head to the phono preamp with a single uninterrupted Litz wire!!!
 
The cable is built with continuous Litz wires from the headshell till the RCA connectors, no joints in the middle, this assures the maximum quality with no losses of signal.
The components used to manufacture this cable are all first quality:
RCA connectors: made of solid brass and copper, all gold plated and with cord strain relief, the strict tolerance assure the perfect connection with your phono preamp.
Shielding: Thickly braided tinned copper made with Mil specifications assure RF interference free.
Wiring: British made 10 strands OFC Litz wires with pure silk insulation for strength, flexibility and perfect conductivity.
Cable length: 1mt from the base of the tonearm to the RCA connectors, internal wiring 60 cm.
Components are not enough to achieve excellence:
Pseudo-differential wiring: Ensure the best ground return with maximisation of RF shielding, the cable can be easily modified into XLR connection.
Hot and Cold wires are installed with strands twisting in the opposite direction to each other for minimising the cable inductance (below 50 pH, we cannot exactly measure it because of our testing pieces of equipment that are not sensitive enough)
Low capacitance configuration (around 60 pF for all the cables from the headshell to the connectors).
This kit is suitable for all SME 3009/3012 Unimproved or improved with the SME 4-pin connector, whether mounted laterally or facing downward (long can early tonearms). Please be aware that the early SME SII (not improved) with an aluminium wand have the wand dumped with a long piece of balsa, you have to strip the wand and pull the balsa out prior to installing the rewiring kit.
These cables are hand-made in the UK and supplied with exhaustive installation instructions.
If you don't feel confident about making the rewiring yourself, then we have a rewiring service. Of course, you will have to send your tonearm to us.
This listing is for the kit only; the tonearm is not included.
 
We are experiencing an increasing number of users who largely overestimate their DIY skills and butcher the kit while blaming the product for their shortcomings.
We assure that all kits are carefully tested before packaging and guaranteed to work perfectly.
For this reason, we accept returns only for kits before any attempt at installation.
Furthermore, we no longer solder the drawing wire to the wires; you will have to solder it yourself, and you are encouraged to check the wiring prior to installation with a good-quality ohmmeter if you have reason to believe the kit is damaged.
Unsure if you can handle the installation? We offer the same kit installed at a very reasonable price.