SME Model 20/3 Mk2 Turntable
The MK2 Model 20 turntable is a work of engineering precision, with high-density construction and extensional damping that eliminates vibration from moving parts for exceptional detail, resolution, and uncolored performance. The new drive system provides improved speed control, accuracy, and stability, making the next-generation Model 20 superior to the original.
The Model 20 has superb instrument quality machiningallied with fundamental physics, the higher the mass and stiffness of the body the less it will flex and vibrate; the duration of a vibration is shortened by advanced damping treatment. The Model 20 effortlessly addresses the problems of extraneous vibrations which emanate from numerous sources including air and structural vibration from loudspeakers, groove modulation, stray electrical fields and mechanical energy from moving parts.
Weighing 26kg is significant in relation to its size as density matters. The main and sub-chassis plate thicknesses are 16mm and resists flexing at low frequencies whilst high frequency resonance is attenuated by efficient extensional damping.
The definitive performance Model 20 is available with or without a tonearm. The tonearm option is the flagship SME Series V with contrasting Silver Printed Detail and Crystal Cable internal wiring.
