Clearaudio's Concerto is just the first of a new generation of Clearaudio MC cartridges to be released over the next few months.
With a dynamic range of 100dB, the Concerto is claimed to significantly outperform the old Clearaudio references by giving a high signal to noise ratio coupled with very quiet background. The new body is precision machined with twelve 'fingers', each having a slightly different shape to control resonance within the cartridge body. The Concerto body itself is carved from Satinee wood, achieving a total mass of just four grams.
For the new generation Clearaudio uses a new stylus profile (five times smaller than that in the previous Clearaudio flagship, Insider Reference) said to provide both a lower moving mass and a significantly more accurate reading of the record groove. The Concerto also uses stronger magnets than before, all of which are said to be symmetrically arranged in the same manner as a medical body scanner no less.
The Concerto is available now, priced at £1,230. More information can be found at www.clearaudio.de
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Specifications: |
Design principle: Moving Coil system with 24 carat gold wire
Total mass: 4.0 grams
Cantilever: Boron
Coil material: 24 carat gold
Compliance horizontal / vertical: 15 / l5 u/mN
Recommended tracking force: 2.8 grams
Channel separation: > 30dB
Channel balance: < 0.5dB
Output voltage (at 5cm/sec peak): 0.7mV
Electrical Impedance: 50 ohms
Housing material: Satinee wood
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