📌LAB POINTS
- newly upgraded version of award winning, ultra-refined turntable, unlike any in this price range
- German-engineered mechanics for high performance
- your choice of Concept MC (Moving Coil) unmounted cartridge kit (save $600) or Virtuoso v2 MM unmounted cartridge (Moving Magnet) kit (save $900)
- switchable 3 speed play: 33 / 45 / 78rpm (via electronic speed control knob)
- Best Turntable awards from What Hi-Fi? and Sound and Vision
- Red Dot Product Design Award
- (2) year manufacturer warranty when registered with Clearaudio
⬆️UPGRADES IN DARK WOOD VERSION
- Satisfy Tonearm features friction-free magnetic bearing technology, rigid carbon fiber weave contruction + innovative magnetic anti-skate control
- solid baltic birch wood all the way through the plinth (base), less resonance for smoother, richer sound
- your choice of Concept MC (Moving Coil) unmounted cartridge kit (save $600) or Virtuoso v2 MM unmounted cartridge (Moving Magnet) kit (save $900)
"Clearaudio's vision for the Concept: design an elegantly styled turntable package featuring a level of groundbreaking technology usually only found in high-end turntables, combining plug-and-play simplicity with outstanding sound quality and affordability."
🔎LAB REVIEW
The Clearaudio Concept Turntable is the German company's most affordable turntable (the next tier starts at $3K all the way to $170K). We like to use the term "refined" when talking about this turntable. Just by looking at the high design and interaction of components, you really get a sense that this turntable is a complete vision, not just a collection of expensive parts. The curvature and beveled feature adds to this feeling. You just won't find aesthetics like this in this price range.
The new Dark Wood model builds on the features of the standard Concept turntable, adding an upgraded Satisfy tonearm, solid wood throughout the base, and more cartridge options to deliver ultra-low noise performance and an outstanding audiophile listening experience.
🔑KEY FEATURES
- manual belt drive operation
- sound dampening chassis design: solid wood with aluminum surround trim and upper layer incorporating a high tech synthetic compound
- DC motor with voltage-stabilized power supply, completely decoupled from chassis minimizes noise
- 30mm platter w/ weighted rim
- note: dust cover NOT included, sold separately
- dimensions: 16.5" (w) x 13.75" (d) x 4.9" (h) / 420 x 350 x 123mm
- weight: 17.4 lbs / 7.9 kg
📦COMES WITH
- Clearaudio Concept MC Cartridge Kit or Virtuoso v2 MM Cartridge Kit (unmounted)
- level gauge, bearing oil
- power supply including adaptors for US, EU, UK
- note: dust cover NOT included, sold separately
