Dual SME Tonearms!

Sony’s first audiophile-turned-professional LP drive and its last top turntable to be belt-driven, too : 

This table is offered in a custom lead filled plinth weighing around 80 LBS! with 2 SME tonearms, (one is SME 3009 S2 , the other SME 3012 S2).

According to the literature, the TTS-3000 was the first servo-controlled ‘table – Technics claims that as well for its own original SL vinyl spinner. I however believe Sony was there first, if by a couple of months : Sony filed a US patent in 1967 so the japanese patent must be much older than that 🙂

The 3000A also has three round cutouts on the underside of the frame so as to access the platter and/or readjust the belt on the inner rim. Otherwise identical to the original 3000 : shaft afixed to platter, D-501F motor (or D-502F), bubble-level, pitch-wheel etc.

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