Germany must surely be the 'engine room' of new turntable production and few of its companies stoke the fire quite so vigorously as Clearaudio. The Ovation is its latest model, featuring a composite 'resonance controlled' chassis, a sandwich of aluminium and 'PanzerHolz' (a bullet-proof wood containing a layer of some 100,000 stainless steel balls). The CNC-machined polymer platter is belt-driven via an alloy sub-platter and DC motor, the 33.3, 45 and 78rpm speeds regulated through an IR sensor and strobe ring. Price is ￡4,360-￡4,610, depending on finish.
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