SME 20/12 with V 12 VS Sme 30/2

The TAS review of the 20/3 also mentions an improvement from the new black platter mat material and some differences in the suspension towers and main bearing improvement. I also had thought it was just a thicker platter and chassis, but there is more to the 20/3 than that. My sense is that it is considerably closer in performance to the 30 now, but at $14,000 it is MUCH less expensive. It is probably, THE value in the SME line. I would like to hear it.

Rgurney,

I had thought the same thing about the new mat - that color was the only difference. However in the latest TAS review of the 20/3, Seydor states "...and the new mat is claimed to make for a superior interface with vinyl." That's the reason I wrote what I did. I certainly don't know and perhaps I'm misinterpreting the statement in the review. He goes on to mention that the suspension towers now include viscous damping as in the 30 where the 20/2 did not have that.

It certainly seems to come closer to the 30 at a considerably lower price.