sme 30/2 or TW Acustic Raven AC3

wow,both are awesome tables having heard both at different systems.
either way you cant go wrong but i'll probably inch myself to the raven ac3. Add a Phantom II arm or Grandeza Da Vinci 12" and be all set.

Thanks Nolitan .
Phantom B-44 MKII arm , and A cartridge can be a Dynavector XV1s This my plan Albert Porter Are You There .

I had a SME 20 for two years then the SME 30 for at least three years, I now own a TW AC-1 which I have had since 2006.

TW is as quiet, if not better at making the vinyl sound quiet and clean.
It beats the SME 30 in pitch stability and drive even with the single motor. It sounds as big, with great powerful bass. Clean treble and great mids. The TW is very nice with the Phantom. I only used the SME with the SME V and the Tri-Planar briefly.

TW has a very good distributor in the US in Jeff at High Water Sound. Also Thomas is very generous with his time if you have any technical questions.

Feel free to contact me via email if you want any more opinions on the two tables.

Paul

Syaak, several reliable sources have expressed that the single motor TW sounds better than the 3 motor version, and it's a lot less money to boot. But at this level I wouldn't think of purchasing without a personal audition, in your system if possible, and there are others which you may find outperform them and the tonearms mentioned.