SME SERIES V

The work took almost four years and the measure of its success is the acceptance of the Series V precision pick-up arm by technical experts and users as one of the world’s truly great audio products. Series V sound has an almost startling dynamic range and neutrality enabling high levels to be enjoyed. It escapes the ‘LP’ sound and demonstrates that structural resonances in pick-up arms are responsible for much that makes vinyl records readily discernible from master tapes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BUILD

• Unique one-piece pressure die-cast tone-arm utilizing the advantages of magnesium, replace conventional fabricated construction.
• Internally constrained layer damps minute residual vibration leaving the tone-arm acoustically inert. Finely machined cartridge platform, enamel free to avoid interface resonance.
• A Stainless steel cross shaft, ground, and thread ground. Carried in massive yoke on 10mm ball races. Axis at record means level to minimize warp-wow.
• Dynamic balance graduated vertical tracking force (VTF) control applies 0-3g x 0.125g through resonance controlled spring.
• Unique assembly gives high rigidity and allows bearings to be critically adjusted before the tone-arm is fitted.
• Stainless steel vertical shaft, ground and thread ground, with integral 16mm diameter flange to couple shaft and yoke.
• 23mm diameter steel pillar, heat-treated, ground, and honed, carries two 17mm ball races, widely spaced to resist tilt.

DAMPING

• Anti-skate control operates through tension spring and filament. Dial corresponds with VTF and has a positive OFF position.
• Lowering/raising control gives smooth positive action. The height of the lift can be adjusted.
• Subsonic lateral mode fluid damper can be instantly adjusted or canceled.
• The Dual-lock base provides movement control with high rigidity.
• Swiveling damped output socket minimizes vibration transmission in sub-chassis use.

ADJUSTMENTS

• Tungsten-alloy balance weight carried on damped two-point suspension. Extra-low inertia design assists warp riding.
• Underslung weight housing corrects the center of gravity and provides non-reflective tone-arm termination. Adjustment leadscrew journalled in twin ball races with lever clamping.
• Fine adjustment of arm height (VTA).
• Reference lines on tone-arm facilitate VTA setting.
• Fine adjustment of the horizontal tracking angle (HTA).

SPECIFICATION