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Clearaudio Concept Turntable (refurbished) - On sale - right now!
Update: Price drop, now £720 (retailing new at £1400 approx).

Clearaudio Concept turntable black/silver with Performer V2 ebony MM cartridge.

The Clearaudio Concept turntable is equipped with the innovative Concept magnetic bearing tonearm. A high-quality moving magnet Clearaudio Performer V2 cartridge completes the package. 

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User Manual (Brii adapted)

Testing and other information.

Brii's Strobe Speed Test

Clearaudio Concept MM turntable
(in the round)

Clearaudio Concept Turntable Review w/ Upscale Audio's Kevin Deal

Technical specification

Clear Audio Concept Turntable
Retail price (new): £1400 approx.

Construction details: Resonance-optimised chassis made of medium-density wood fibre; upper layer incorporates high-tech satined plastic compound.
Speed options: 33 1/3, 45, 78rpm
Drive unit: Decoupled and resonance damped 12V DC motor, flat belt-drive and plug-in power supply unit
Bearing: Polished and tempered steel spindle in a sintered bronze housing, running on a teflon thrust pad.
Platter: 30mm / 1.18 inch main platter, made out of synthetic material with high-density / precision CNC machined aluminium sub-platter.
Speed accuracy (measured): ± 0.05%
Power consumption: Max. consumption: 2.5 watts // Consumption in operation: 0.5 watts // Off mode: 0.0 watts
Total weight: Approx. 7.5kg (incl. tonearm and cartridge)
Dimensions (W/D/H): Approx. 16.54 x 13.78 x 4.92 inches (with tonearm)
Dimensions (W/D/H): Approx. 420 x 350 x 125mm (with tonearm)

 

Tonearm: Concept
Retail price (new, separate): £370 approx.

Features friction-free magnetic bearing technology, which eliminates bearing chatter and offers superior stability. The Concept tonearm's magnetic bearing allows the Concept turntable to be shipped with cartridge pre-installed and calibrated for plug-and-play convenience. The low mass, rigid aluminium arm tube uses a two-piece aluminium headshell with adjustable azimuth for accurate alignment of the phono cartridge and easy replacement.

Construction details: Radial tonearm, with friction free magnetic bearing technology.
Material: Aluminium (silver), tonearm tube made of black aluminium.
Cartridge balance range: 2.5g - 17.0g
Overhang: 17.56mm
Total length: 305.00mm
Effective length: 239.56mm
Mounting distance (tonearm pivot to spindle): 222.00mm
Offset angle: 24.16°
Wiring: 1.1m Clearaudio Direct Wire PLUS terminated with RCA.
Weight: 450g (incl. counterweight)

 

Cartridge : Clearaudio Performer V2, moving magnet

Total mass: 8.4g (± 0.4g)
Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz
Output voltage: (1 kHz, 5 cm/s): ~ 3.3mV
Channel separation: (1kHz): 20dB
Channel balance: (1kHz): 1.5dB
Tracking ability: 80μm
Recommended tracking force: (1.8 – 2.6 g): 2.2 g ± 0.3 g
Coil impedance: (1kHz): 0.66kΩ
Coil inductance: 400mH
Load resistance: 47kΩ
Load capacitance: 100pF
Cantilever: Aluminium
Stylus shape: Elliptical
Compliance: 15μ/mN
Cartridge body: Ebony Wood

 

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