Clearaudio MC cartridge in SME 3012 Series 2 arm....???

JeffL

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Today at 3:11 PM

May be a silly question but...could I use a Clearaudio MC cartridge in a vintage SME 3012 Series 2 arm?

Maril555

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1 minute ago

I don’t see why not

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Clearaudio MC cartridge in SME 3012 Series 2 arm....???

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