SMe at pure MuSiC Group

Pure Music Group is now a Direct Dealer for SME Limited products, and is currently showcasing SME’s Model 20/3 turntable which Warwick Freemantle, of Pure Music Group, says is one of his favourite vinyl-spinners. ‘ This award-winning turntable inherits many features from the Model 20/12 including massive construction, extensional damping of major surfaces and lack of vibration from moving parts ensuring exceptional detail, resolution and uncoloured performance,’ Freemantle told Australian Hi-Fi Magazine. Weighing in at 26.6kg in a high-density, compact format, the 20/3 is extremely resistant to airborne and structural vibrations from both external and internal sources. Freemantle says that because the Model 20/3 has a suspended sub-chassis and a centrally-placed fluid damper that both controls sub-chassis motion and offers a resistive ground path for acoustic signals, the turntable has no “sonic footprint”. ‘ The benefits of this attention to detail are stunning tonal and dynamic neutrality,’ he said. ‘ A screwdown reflex action record clamp ensures that the record surface is tightly coupled to the Isodamp platter surface permitting resonances to be transmitted efficiently to the sub-chassis damping system and dissipated.’ The speed of the Model 20/3’s platter is controlled by a closed loop microprocessor system that allows the user to adjust the speed in the range of ±0.01%. ‘ SME is really special for us,’ said Freemantle. ‘ For 55 years SME has achieved quality standards that other manufacturers can only dream about and the word ‘Precision’ describes their approach to build quality and sound quality. All SME products are superbly engineered and deliver sound quality at the highest level. Pure Music Group’s Parity Pricing sets the Model 20/3 basic turntable at $11,950 or the Model 20/3A with matching SME Series V tonearm at $16,950. This pricing closely mirrors current UK prices and will be valid until the end of 2014.’ For further information, please contact Pure Music Group on (04) 0950 4805 or visit the website at www.puremusicgroup.com