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Clearaudio Concept Turntable (used) - On sale now! Absolute bargain!
Update: Price drop, now £619 plus. £35 postage and packaging.
(retailing new at £1400 approx. including the Performer V2 cartridge).
N.B. This item includes a non-original tonearm tether wire and customised tether fixing.
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.
Key points:
- The Clearaudio Concept turntable comes pre-set with the recommended settings. (i.e. no consumer adjustable anti-skating)
- The body of the turntable is constructed from medium-density wood fibre with an aluminium shell and a satin plastic top layer for minimal resonance and acoustic shielding to the record and tonearm.
- Features a decoupled three speed (33/45/78) DC motor with low noise bearings, controlled by an ergonomic rotary dial and a stable power supply for consistent speed and low interference noise.
- Polyoxymethylene (POM) platter and aluminium sub platter.
- High quality Clearaudio moving magnet (MM) cartridge included.
Condition:
Minor signs of wear.
Tonearm lifter a little worn and at times goes beyond its downward stopping point (price point set to reflect this).
See eBay listing
See Manual (adapted) (for setup and usage instructions)
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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