SME Model 35 Turntable and Series Vi Tonearm. Reviews
January 12, 2026 Comments Off on SME Model 35 Turntable and Series Vi Tonearm. Reviews
The SME Model 35 with its new Series Vi arm is an astonishing turntable. It offers world-class detail retrieval, rock-solid pitch stability, a gorgeously stable and believable soundstage, and the ability to track and retrieve deeper bass than you ever imagined could be pressed into a vinyl groove. This weight and solidity low down is highly addictive, and is something that is a particular characteristic of top-tier SME ’tables, as well as the AVID HiFi Acutus Dark Iron. Most other turntables I have heard seem to lack that total command of the lowest registers of the music, and sound a shade lighter and fractionally less extended. Listening on the Model 35 provided a level of gravitas, solidity, scale, and palpable impact that I sensed as much as heard. Combined with shimmering highs, breathtaking transient speed, and a midrange so beautifully balanced and nuanced it shamed digital sources, it was abundantly clear that I was hearing a magnificent vinyl spinner.

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