SME 3009 Series II Improved

Not much is documented about the SME 3009 Series II Improved in the material gathered for this page. It is a tonearm - period listings make that clear - and a 9-inch pivot-to-stylus dimension puts it in the familiar SME 3009 geometry. High Fidelity (1980, p.99) listed the Series II Improved at $162, with a 9-inch pivot-to-stylus length. A classified ad in Audio (December 1980, p.93) offered an unused example for $80 delivered. Exact production years, full specifications and the usual design details are not recorded in the sources available here.