SME is pleased to announce that the new SME Model 35 Turntable has received a truly fantastic review in Hi-Fi News magazine.
The comprehensive review, written by Adam Smith, delves deep into the SME Model 35’s performance and design. It includes the notoriously rigorous and high-precision measurements conducted by Hi-Fi News’ Editor-in-Chief, Paul Miller, whose technical expertise is second to none in the industry.
Considerable passion for audio engineering and decades of expertise have been poured into every detail of the Model 35, aiming to create a turntable that delivers an exceptional listening experience. To see these efforts so positively validated by such esteemed figures in the Hi-Fi world is immensely gratifying.
Adam Smith’s insightful commentary, coupled with Paul Miller’s meticulous technical analysis, truly captures the essence of what makes the Model 35 so special. Here are just a few highlights from the review that truly resonated:
Smith enthusiastically declares, “SME has done it again. The Model 35 turntable and Series Vi tonearm are brilliantly engineered and turn in a magnificently musical, poised and joyous performance. The level of insight and dynamic effortlessness that they offer is rarely short of incredible.” He even goes on to suggest, “Even better, the Model 35 gives a strong flavour of the SME Model 60’s capabilities at less than two-thirds of its price. That sounds like a bargain to me.”
The Hi-Fi News review perfectly articulates the Model 35’s remarkable ability to convey realism, noting, “Many good-quality turntables will leave you thinking, ‘that’s a superb representation of a double bass in front of me’. The Model 35 is more likely to leave you thinking, ‘that’s a double bass in front of me.'”
Highlighting SME’s signature characteristics, Adam Smith observes, “I’ve long believed there aren’t many turntables that offer the dynamics, solidity and sheer scale of an SME design – and these characteristics are very much present in the Model 35’s performance. Such is its dynamic range and sense of effortlessness, it makes many other turntables sound flat by comparison.”
Furthermore, the technical precision and low-end performance are particularly praised: “The measured stability of the Model 35’s drive system is reminiscent of a direct-drive design – so much so that it has many of that technology’s sonic hallmarks. Bass is almost endlessly deep, but tight, rhythmical and blessed with insight. There is a small frisson of warmth at all times, which is pleasant and a family trait shared with the SME Model 12 Mk2.” Smith adds, “Across my listening, the Model 35’s low-end handling was always a head-turner.”
Pick up the latest issue of Hi-Fi News magazine or head over to the SME Model 35 Product Page to read the full review and discover for yourself why the SME Model 35 is already garnering such acclaim..
