SME Model 6

Turntable £6295 (with Crystal cable set) “We wonder how this well-mannered deck will cope with something more aggressive. We needn’t have worried” We suspect SME doesn’t view itself as a hi-fi manufacturer. Although it makes world-class turntables and arms, a huge slice of its business is done for the medical, military, aerospace and Formula One industries – areas that require the highest standards in workmanship, regardless of cost. The brand’s reputation is built on excellence and anything less has never been acceptable. However, that attitude becomes a burden if SME hopes to lower the entry price of its turntables. High-end record players are all about precision manufacturing and, if you’re working to the highest standard, that isn’t going to be cheap. Until the Model 6, SME’s most affordable deck was…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2021

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