Concept
Belt-drive turntable with a resonance-optimised plinth, a decoupled 12 V DC motor and automatic speed control. It is sold with the T1 tonearm and N1 moving-magnet cartridge and suits listeners who want a modular entry-level deck.
- Belt drive with ground flat belt and decoupled 12 V DC motor
- Tacho speed control with automatic or manual calibration
- 20 mm acrylic platter on aluminium sub-platter
- Includes T1 tonearm and N1 MM cartridge
- Wow and flutter below ± 0.05 %
- 2-year manufacturer warranty with registration
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The concept is a belt-drive turntable. Its plinth is made of medium-density fibreboard in silver or black, with a steel base plate for extra mass and decoupling elements included. The platter is a 20 mm high-density acrylic disc on a CNC-turned aluminium sub-platter. A ground flat belt connects it to a fully decoupled, low-noise 12 V DC motor. The platter bearing is a hardened steel axle in a bronze bushing.
A tacho speed control (TSC) system monitors rotation speed continuously and feeds it back to the control electronics. This lets the electronics react to belt tension changes, bearing friction and temperature drift. Calibration runs automatically and can also be triggered with a button on the back. Operation is through an illuminated touch control on the top.
The tonearm and cartridge in the package are the T1 radial tonearm and the N1 moving-magnet cartridge, with a 1.1 m Direct Wire PLUS signal cable ending in Cinch (RCA) plugs. The deck accepts other clearaudio MM and MC cartridges and tonearms. Optional extras include a clamp, an acrylic dust cover, the nano phono V2 or smart phono V2 phono stages and the Professional Power 12V or smart power 12V power supplies.
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Specifications
- Brand
- Clearaudio
- Model
- Concept
- Category
- Hi-fi and home audio › Turntables
Drive
- Drive type
- Belt drive with ground flat belt
- Motor
- Decoupled 12 V DC motor
- Speeds
- 33 ⅓, 45 rpm
- Wow and flutter
- < ± 0.05 %
- Speed control
- Tacho speed control (TSC), automatic or manual calibration
- Platter
- 20 mm high-density acrylic, CNC-turned aluminium sub-platter
- Bearing
- Polished, hardened steel axle in bronze bushing on Teflon plate
Construction
- Design principle
- Resonance-optimised turntable
- Body
- Medium-density fibreboard (silver / black)
- Base plate
- Steel, for added weight
- Decoupling
- Decoupling elements included
Tonearm T1
- Type
- Radial tonearm, cable anti-skating
- Effective length
- 239.12 mm
- Overhang
- 17.12 mm
- Mounting distance
- 222.00 mm
- Offset angle
- 24.02°
- Signal cable
- 1.1 m Direct Wire PLUS with MPC Cinch
Cartridge N1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Output voltage (1 kHz, 5 cm/s)
- ~ 2.9 mV
- Tracking force
- 2.2 g (± 0.3 g)
- Stylus
- Elliptical diamond on aluminium cantilever
- Load
- 47 kΩ / 100 pF
Power
- Power supply
- Plug-in power supply for worldwide use
- Power consumption
- Max. 5.56 W, operation 2.81 W, off 0.0 W
Physical
- Weight
- approx. 8.4 kg (incl. tonearm, cartridge and cover)
- Dimensions (W/D/H)
- approx. 435 × 340 × 120 mm (incl. cover)
- Warranty
- 2 years (registration within two weeks of purchase)