GARRARD 301 GREY GREASE W/ SME 3012 RARE VERSION 1 One of the finest vintage combinations ever! Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 4,338.00 Time Left - Bid Count 25 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 Location Canton, Ohio See more about 'GARRARD 301 GREY GREASE W/ SME 3012 RARE VERSION 1' Description Stunning Garrard 301 Grease Bearing in beautiful operating and cosmetic condition. Mounted in the orignal, beautiful gloss black, spring loaded plinth with bubble level. The perfect tonearm for this outstanding set up is the very rare SME 3012 Version 1. This was the very early version of this famous tonearm and considered the best by many an audiophile. The arm comes with the original SME bakelight headshell, all counterweights and the optional(at the time) anti skate weight and bracket. The arm performs perfectly and is in fantastic cosmetic condition. For much improved reliability and performance, I installed the RCA connector kit eliminating the often troublesome SME connectors. This allows one to use any RCA interconnects they choose. This combination performs so well together, I am going to try to keep it together for this auction. If the reserve is not met, I might try to sell separately at a later date. However, for someone looking for the ultimate Garrard 301 set up, ready to go with the perfect tonearm, you can't do better than this. Also included is the original(not a copy) Garrard operating manual and copy of the manual for the SME 3012. I will pack and ship this in at least two boxes. If you check my feedback, you'll note I am very familiar with shipping vintage turntables so you can rest assured I will pack carefully. Feel free to ask me any questions. Good luck bidding. Place a Bid!