Clearaudio's All-In-One System, Ready to Play
The concept active package is available with either Clearaudio's innovative, frictionless, magnetic bearing concept tonearm or their Satisfy Kardan Aluminium tonearm. Choose too, from Clearaudio's specially developed moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC) concept cartridges.
All critical parameters from cartridge tracking weight to anti-skating are preadjusted in Clearaudio's factory. With the concept active's integrated Clearaudio phonostage, move between headphone listening and listening over amp through your speakers.
The excellent integrated headphone amplifier is suitable for all premium, dynamic headphones.
Technical Specifications
| Construction Details | Resonance-optimised body, highly compressed wood chassis, core of natural medium-density wood fibre within a wood surround and upper layer incorporating a high tech synthetic compound |
| Speed ranges | 33 ⅓, 45 and 78 rpm |
| Drive unit | Decoupled and resonance damped DC motor, flat belt-drive and plug-in power supply unit designed for worldwide use with all networks and power frequencies |
| Bearing | Polished and tempered steel shaft in a sintered bronze bushing, runs on a mirror of Teflon |
| Platter | Synthetic material, CNC-precision milled surface, 30mm thickness / 1.18 inch. Aluminium subplatter. |
| Speed accuracy (measured) | ± 0.05 % |
| Power consumption | Max. consumption: 5.5 Watt
Off mode: 0.0 Watt |
| Of the integrated phonopreamp by 1kHz | +52 dB (MM mode)
+72 dB (MC mode) |
| Amplification of the integrated phonopreamp by 1kHz | < 0,02 % (MM mode)
< 0,03 % (MC mode) |
| THD of the integrated phonopreamp | -74 dB (MM mode)
-64 dB (MC mode) |
| S/N of the integrated phonopreamp | ± 0,5 dB |
| RIAA accuracy of the integrated phonopreamp | 47 kOhm |
| Max. output voltage of the integrated phonopreamp | < 10V |
| Total weight | Approx. 8.0 kg (incl. tonearm and cartridge) |
| Dimensions (W/D/H in mm) | Approx. 420 x 350 x 125 (with tonearm) |
| Warranty | 2 years*
* Provided the warranty card is fully completed and returned to Clearaudio within 2 weeks of purchase. |
Satisfy Kardan Tonearm
Designed for use with a wide range of turntables and cartridges, the award-winning Satisfy Kardan incorporates a range of features normally associated with some of the very best tonearms.
A precise, magnetic antiskating adjustment with a gentle sensitiveness, without mechanic disturbance - for pure music.
Become a witness of revolutionary direct wiring, where the signal travels uninterrupted from the cartridge to the Phono-preamplifier.
Only a few amongst the best offer this feature - it's one of a kind.
Technical Specifications
| Construction Details | Unique dual oint desn, magnetic antiskating control |
| Cartridge balance range | 2.5 gram - 17 gram |
| Zero points | Inner: 66.0 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm |
| Audio lead | Clearaudio Direkt Wire Plus (1.1 m)
terminated with MPC Cinch |
| Overhang | 17.31 mm |
| Overall length | 302 mm |
| Effective length | 239.31 mm |
| Distance from pivot | 222 mm |
| Tilt angle | 25.54 ° |
| Maximum Tilt angle according to the radius | 0.123 °/cm |
| Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and 126.9 mm | 0.43 |
| Total weight | Satisfy Kardan Carbon: 345 gram |
| Warranty | 2 years*
* Provided the warranty card is fully completed and returned to Clearaudio within 2 weeks of purchase. |
Concept Moving Coil Cartridge
The concept mc combines high-quality moving coil technology with a minimalist design.
Here, audiophile explorers discover what the optimisation of magnetic circuits can deliver: this cartridge releases crystal clear sounds and represents nothing less than a revolution in its class.
Equipped with a boron cantilever, the concept mc has channel matching to within half a decibel, 11 ohms internal impedance and is fitted with a Micro Line stylus - features normally unheard of in this price range. All of which adds up to make this high quality cartridge a bargain for the cost-conscious high-end fan.
Technical Specifications
| Total mass | 8.0g |
| Frequency response | 20Hz - 40kHz |
| Output voltage (at 5cm/sec) | 0.4mV |
| Channel separation | > 30dB |
| Channel balance | < 0.5dB |
| Tracking ability | 80μm |
| Recommended tracking force | 2.0g (± 0.2g) |
| Cartridge impedance | 11Ω |
| Cantilever / stylus shape | Boron / Micro Line |
| Compliance | 9μ/mN |
| Coil assembly | -- |
| Coil material | OFC - copper |
| Cartridge body | Aluminium-Magnesium alloy with ceramic surface layer |
| Manufacturer's warranty* | 2 years*
* Provided the warranty card is fully completed and returned to Clearaudio within 2 weeks of purchase. |
