Clearaudio Concerto V2 MC phono cartridg
"Take the best and make it better, only then is it just good enough." Peter Suchy All the design aspects of Goldfinger, Titanium and Stradivari are found in the Concerto: the entry-level into our New-Generation-Super class of moving coil cartridges.
Both the satiné wood from which the body is made and its resonance-optimised shape contribute towards the excellent performance of the Concerto, the baby of the Clearaudio flagship range.
Clearaudio of Germany makes some of the world's very best cartridges."
Hi-fi News
"But play the same track on the Ambient, complete with the [...] Concerto cartridge, and the Clearaudio delivers a
performace as mighty as the music itself."
WHAT HI-FI? SOUND AND VISION
"[...] if you prefer easy flowing smoothness then try the Clearaudio"
HI-FI-World
"From the start the Concerto demonstrated great clarity and dynamic punch."
Hi-fi News
"Der New Concerto ist Absolute Spitzenklasse"
Stereoplay
"Musikliebhaber mit in die Höhen zurückhaltenden Ketten sollten ihn in die engste Wahl ziehen."
Stereoplay
http://www.clearaudio.de/download/tonabnehmer/testbericht_concerto_hifin...
Hi-Fi New - Best Buy review:
Specifications
•Total mass: 7,0 g
•Frequency response: 20Hz – 100 kHz
•Stylus shape: micro HD
•Cantilever: Boron
•Coil assembly: Absolute symmetrical design
•Coil material: Gold 24 Ct
•Compliance: 15/15ì/mN
•Recommended tracking force: 2,8 g
•Crosstalk: > 30 dB
•Channel differnce: < 0,5 dB
•Output voltage: 0,7 mV (at 5 cm/sec)
•Coil impedance: 50 Ohm
•Body material: Satiné wood
