Name: | SME, Scale Model Equipment Company Ltd.; Steyning, West Sussex (GB) |
Abbreviation: | sme |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
SME or Scale Model Equipment Company Limited Manufacturer of high quality tonearms. |
Founded: | 1946 |
Production: | 1959 - |
History: |
Alastair Robertson-Aikman entwickelte den ersten Tonarm aus Begeisterung für die gerade sich entwickelnde Stereophonie für seinen eigenen Bedarf und liess das erste Muster in seiner Firma für massstäbliche Präzisionsmodelle und Flugzeugteile fertigen. Als aus seinem persönlichen Bekanntenkreis eine erhebliche Nachfrage nach einem solchen Tonarm zustande kam, entschloss er sich zu einer Serienfertigung des Tonarms. Bekannte Modelle aus der Frühzeit sind die Typen 3009 und 3012, die in hochwertigen Plattenspielern (Braun PCS 52, Thorens) und in der Studiotechnik zum Einsatz kamen. Der von SME entwickelte Bajonettverschluss mit 4 Federkontakten für die Headshellbefestigung war lange Zeit der Industriestandard für hochwertige Plattenspieler SME produziert bis heute Tonarme und hat 2018 die Firma Garrard übernommen |
This manufacturer was suggested by Gerhard Wickern.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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GB | 86 | Tonearm SME Series V (5) | A high quality medium mass magnesium tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Best suited... | |
GB | 73 | Tonearm SME 3009 Series II (2) Improved [Removable Headshell] | A high quality 9 inch low mass tonearm with a removable headshell for HiFi and studio appl... | |
GB | 73 | Tonearm SME 3009 Series II (2) Improved [Fixed Headshell] | A high quality 9 inch low mass tonearm with a fixed headshell for HiFi and studio applicat... | |
GB | 77 | Tonearm SME 3009 Series III (3) | A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications, suitable for use with high compli... | |
GB | 59 | Tonearm SME 3012 (Series 1) | The first in the series of SME 3012 tonearms. Famed for its removable headshell which beca... | |
GB | 87 | Tonearm SME Series IV (4) | A high quality magnesium tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Cartridge balance range... | |
GB | 59–62 | Tonearm SME 3009 (Series 1) | The first in the series of SME 3009 tonearms which continued in production until 2003. Fam... | |
GB | 80 | Tonearm SME 3010-R | A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Similar to the SME-3009 Series II... | |
GB | 62–72 | Tonearm SME 3009 Series II (2) | A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Also distributed by Shure as th... | |
GB | 62–72 | Tonearm SME 3012 Series II (2) | A high quality 12 inch tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Similar to the SME 3009 S... | |
GB | 80 | Tonearm SME 3009-R | A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Similar to the SME-3009 Series II... | |
GB | 80 | Tonearm SME 3012-R | A high quality tonearm for HiFi and studio applications. Similar to the SME-3012 Series II... |
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