Recent content by Crusoe80

It’s been probably 30 years since I first set up the Nagaoka into the SME and 40 years since fitting the SME up so will need to remind myself of how to do it - and to get hold of the guides for all the different alignments!

Yes and the Nagaoka has no inbuilt threads so the fun of working with tiny nuts - result a couple of cartridge connectors pulled off their wires needing re soldering:-(

It is a great idea but I have the SME fixed headshell so guess the Concorde cannot work ?

For complete replacement of stylus and cartridge then £120-200, but if I can get away with just the stylus then perfect.

Thanks, was afraid as much- any recommendations on a replacement?

Thanks for having me in the forum ! I’m in the UK and have an SME 3009 S2 Improved fixed head shell fitted with a Nagaoka SP20 cartridge and stylus on a Thorens TD 160B turntable. The turntable deck has been in storage for approximately 20 years and I am just restarting my vinyl journey. On...