Bar Shiru lists SME in its source / playback setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.
- Turntables: SME20 with Series iv vi arm; SuperScoutmaster with JMW Memorial arm (SME / VPI)
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Turntables / source / UK
SME
SME makes precision turntables and tonearms in Britain. Its record-playing equipment is used in systems assembled from specialist analogue components.
Design & approach
SME traces its precision-engineering business to 1946, originally making scale models and parts. It now manufactures audio equipment in West Sussex using both modern processes and traditional workmanship. The mechanical precision of its turntables and arms addresses the small movements involved in reading a record groove.
Venue equipment records, including their original model uncertainties. Shared-system entries retain the full recorded context.
SME Model 20 with Series IV/V-family arm (venue wording ‘Series iv vi’). High-mass British belt-drive; confirm the exact arm on site. sme.co.uk.
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