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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

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