To SME or not to SME?


...that is the question. I have an irrationally strong urge to sell my Orbe SE, a very nice 'table in it's own right and order a SME 20/3. I've posted an ad for a used 30/2 but haven't received any responses. I have a new SME V to mount on the table. Could the SME be a last 'table purchase, or will the urge strike again a couple of years down the road if not sooner? Thoughts, opinions from members with ownership or listening experiences with the Orbe SE or any of the SME tables would be greatly appreciated.
mikesmith

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The sme will bring stability, high resolution ,it will gave a stable portrayal of the record , better than the oracle , i dont know ?
Some times you just have to rely on others opinions on the world wide web , its just impossible to hear all tables in a high res system in ones home .
Someone who never tries will gain nothing .
This afternoon i ll be having a cat ultimate mk2 , i exchanged it for the plp , i never heard cat before i just read the net , i was intrigued of the reviews and look at it as a well perfected tube design , he uses for example teflon in the circuitboards and makes his own caps
commercial thing??

The days i listened to commercial dealers are long gone, although i am one now , so please dont listen to me.
I dont know what brands sksos1 represents?
I heard the vpi classic again this weekend on a full nagra set up .
SME is considerably better in my opinion , much more decay of notes and musicalflow .
I reckon rgurney is still counting ,.....

As long as skoss1 is so vague over the system it was used in ,it is wild guessing as to why or what.

I am happy to hear rgurney ended up with the top sme , i might have made a good choice .

skoss1 if your sme system was boring , put a convergent pre in the system.

mauidij i personally also like raven ac with davinci arm
Congrats mike , im curious what you think .
My personal second choice would have been raven ac with davinci arm , which is a little more expensive