SME
Model 60, includes SME Model VA tonearm
Introduced 2022$75,789 MSRP
The Model 60 is SME's flagship turntable, introduced to mark the British manufacturer's 60th anniversary and positioned above the long-running Model 30 as SME's new reference deck (SME official product page). It is a suspended, mass-loaded, belt-driven design with a custom bi-phase AC synchronous motor and an outboard DSP-controlled speed control unit, paired with the new Series VA tonearm (Stereophile review).
MSRP
$75,789
Used market · Good
$45,000
-41% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $75,789 at launch to $45,000 today.
Specifications
- Speeds
- 33⅓ and 45 RPM
- Weight
- Turntable 48 kg (105.8 lb); speed control unit 2 kg; power unit 4.2 kg
- Platter
- 13" (330 mm) diameter, 16.6 lb (7.5 kg)
- Finishes
- Brushed black/silver anodized (standard); honeycomb-machined and diamond-polished (premium, extra cost)
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Dimensions
- 557 mm (W) × 212 mm (H, to top of clamp) × 417 mm (D)
- Drive type
- Belt drive, custom bi-phase AC synchronous motor with DSP-controlled outboard speed unit
- Drive system
- Belt drive
- Published price
- 75789 USD
- Tonearm included
- Series VA, gimbal-bearing polymer resin arm tube, effective length 233.15 mm, effective mass 10–11 g
- Power consumption
- 18W (1W standby)
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