Clearaudio Concept

hochpt21
hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
edited April 2014 in Electronics
Any thoughts?

I've done a lot of digging, but wanted to see if anyone here had any ears-on experience with them. I am considering one with a partial trade for my current table.

I know its not Made In America like the VPI, but I like the look quite a bit.

Thanks,
Paul
2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2014
    It would have been my choice in the $1500 category, had I followed thru.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited April 2014
    Not yet - but FWIW, I do have a Marantz TT-15S1 (which was a tarted-up OEM version of the previous generation's Clearaudio Emotion) and it is well made and a decent performer. If I had it all to do over again, though, I probably wouldn't have bought it -- it's boxed up in the back of the hifi room; just takin' up space.

    I like the VPI products (just sayin')...
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited April 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Not yet - but FWIW, I do have a Marantz TT-15S1 (which was a tarted-up OEM version of the previous generation's Clearaudio Emotion) and it is well made and a decent performer. If I had it all to do over again, though, I probably wouldn't have bought it -- it's boxed up in the back of the hifi room; just takin' up space.

    I like the VPI products (just sayin')...

    You wouldn't have bought it because you have too many? Or because it was not a great table.
    2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited April 2014
    It's an OK table - not bad for the $ (ca. $1500 when new, with arm and cartridge)... it's not well suited to the direction I am moving, slowly but surely, for vinyl reproduction.

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    ... and I'm currently using a low compliance MC cartridge (Denon DL-103) which wouldn't be happy in the CA "Satisfy" arm.

    (as an aside, I was mammothly unimpressed with the wood-body CA "Virtuoso" MM cartridge that was bundled with the TT-15S1. I don't know if it was representative of the MM CA cartridges (then or now), but it was pretty uninspiring in sonics for its nominal $800 price)
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