Clearaudio Master Innovation in the House !

A gift to myself. It's explosive dynamically, falls into the black hole for note/voice decay and has a tremendous grip on the bass...extended and articluate. This table is not cold nor analytical in any sense of the word. The lower magnetic drive bearing is traditional and the platter/drive shaft of the record platter is a sealed ceramic magnetic bearing. I'll share more impressions after I have had it a bit. Happy Holidays !

Here's a gallery of the setup process from start to finish (29 pics) Full rez takes two clicks on the pic.
Rennlist Member Gallery :: Master Innovation


Here's a couple highlights:

Lower chassis


Lower Stainless steel sub platter (heavy)


The belt is now flat and wider versus the prototype's traditional thick silicon spaghetti belt. The dots are the attracting magnet's on the drive platter.


Top record platter chassis with sealed CMB bearing



Ready for action !

 

Awesome! Enjoy.

 

That is something else. Thanks for sharing the joy.

 

AWESOME!

 

That is truly among the most beautiful TTs I've seen. Congratulations!

 

Amazing, WOW!

 

Nice table! Hope you've got next week off to just enjoy your record collection...

 

Very stunning looking table, and I'm fascinated by some its design features. So apparently the magnetic force provided by the dots spins the top platter. What is the material makeup and physical interface between the top structure which supports the platter and the bottom one which has the motor and sub-platter. I expect the Clearaudio designers went to great extent to make that interface as vibration resistant as possible. Please give us some low-down on how it sounds compared to whatever you've owned before. Congratulations and enjoy!

 

Droooooool

 

The top half of the magnetic platter drive is suspended by the CMB bearing shaft bottom above the lower magnetic drive platter just close enough so that there is magnetic attraction between the two and far enough away so that they are not making any physical contact. The record platter is completely isolated from mechanical motor/belt vibration. You can slide a piece of paper in between the platters while it's playing. The gap between the two is a wee bit over 1/8" guesstimate.

 

Sweet mercy, that is some piece of kit!

 

Beautiful photos. I thought it was difficult setting up the Performance SE. That ain't nothing on this bad boy.

 

I loved the slide show. Thanks for making it and putting it up on-line.

 

Hi Chris, Dude that's a very very beautiful built table - Happy Listening. And don't forget to post your impressions of it at a later date. I know that I'd like to know what's what. Happy Holidays. Regards, Oscar

 

That's quite an awesome present - enjoy it! Play records all week long!

 

Wow, wow, wow!!! That is nice.

 

my kinda porn

 

It is a beauty. Enjoy vinyl nirvana.

 

Lovely. Any photos of the rest of the system?

 

Yeah, really...the rest of his system is just as killer.

 

That is a sweet turntable.I have the Clearaudio performance and wonder how would the same record sound on both tables? I did read the Clearaudio Innovation should have less snap crackle pop but still don't fully understand how?

 

Awesome! The pride of ownership factor must be higher than Mount Everest!

If you get the time, please post a photo of the entire system.

 

Very nice!

 

Wow. Your turntable is gorgeous to say the least. Enjoy!!!!

 

Nice to see you have room treatments to help you get the most from your wonderful gear. I can just imagine how nice your NY Massey Hall LP must sound!