Audiooracle, have you heard the SME 20 with different arms in a familiar system in order to be able to isolate the sound of the table itself from the SME V arm?
I take it from your comments that you want a table to impart some kind of sonic signature, ie "drama and liquidity" and not serve as a neutral platform. I'm not saying the SME 20 is in fact neutral, but that is what I interpret your comments to mean, which is a very interesting view.
I have always read that the SME V is the weak link in an SME table/arm combination.
Which table would you recommend as a platform for the SME V arm?