Clearaudio Talismann V2 Gold (£1070)

摘要

Clearaudio is now a major turntable brand, but it was founder Peter Suchy's first high-end moving-coil cartridge that got the German company started in 1978. And although the Talismann V2 Cold is the most expensive cartridge in our group (and it went up in price from £950 as this test was under way!), it's only the second model up in Clearaudio's current MC range and described as 'the entry-level into the latest V2 generation'. All V2 series cartridges have a boron cantilever fitted with Clearaudio's Micro HD (High Definition) line-contact stylus, use the proprietary eight-magnet generator system, and have the coils of 24k gold wire which give the Talismann V2 Cold its name.