Clear Audio Emotion Turntable with satisfy arm and classic wood cartridge. Pre Loved

We have traded in this beautiful German made Clear Audio model

Featuring the Satisfy version tonearm and the Classic wood cartridge.

This unit also comes with a spare belt, all manuals, Packaging and as an extra kicker it also has a Michell perspex form fit cover to boot.

This unit does NOT include free shipping and insurance so it would be recommended that you contact us before ordering if you require shipping.

A 3 month warranty applies to this unit.

Here is the Guff !!!

The Emotion is a striking turntable by any standard. The plinth is manufactured from a solid piece of GS acrylic, as are the three cone footers and the 20mm-thick platter. Whereas the plinths of the more expensive turntables in Clearaudio’s line are polished to within an inch of their lives, the Emotion’s plinth has a matte, bead-blasted finish. The immediate benefit of this type of finish is that it’s obviously much cheaper to accomplish, and I suspect that much of the cost savings compared to Clearaudio's Champion, for instance, are realized in this way.

A more subtle advantage of this frosted finish is that it doesn’t show dust or fingerprints. When I reviewed the Champion two years ago, I was absolutely smitten by its glinting, crystalline plinth. That is, until I touched it and installed the first of many forensically obvious fingerprints. Also, the physical act of cleaning a record with my carbon-fiber record brush instantly deposited a layer of very visible dust on the plinth. The Emotion suffered neither of these plights. The frosted plinth is impervious to all but the greasiest of fingerprints, and dust is next to invisible.

The motor housing is another area where Clearaudio appears to have saved some money. Although it feels quite substantial, it’s physically lighter than the version supplied with the Champion, and the matte surface is finished to a lower standard. Since it’s hidden below and behind the plinth, this isn’t really an issue as far as I’m concerned, except that, because it’s lighter, it tends to move a bit when you engage the power switch. This is somewhat problematic if, like me, you remove the rubber o-ring from the perimeter of the motor housing. This o-ring is placed there so that the motor friction-fits into the hole cut in the plinth. By removing the o-ring, some distance is gained between the plinth and the motor housing, which allows you to totally isolate the motor from the plinth. The motor has a bit of residual vibration, and I definitely preferred the sound with the motor isolated. So each time you power up the Emotion, you have to check and see if you’ve moved it and if the motor is making contact with the plinth.

The Satisfy tonearm is manufactured by Clearaudio, and probably saves the company (and the purchaser) some money compared to the Rega RB300 that was packaged with the Champion. Although it’s likely built to a price point, the Satisfy 'arm is quite sturdy and attractive. According to Clearaudio, the horizontal bearings are the same as the jewels used in watches, while the vertical ones are made from long-life ceramic. Judging by my informal tests with the weight set to 0, the Satisfy’s bearings are very low in friction. The armtube is aluminum, and the headshell is steel, which is press-fitted.

Clearaudio has used an interesting design for the headshell/cartridge mount, which is somewhat reminiscent of that used on the Well Tempered Turntable. It's a crosspiece that’s clamped to the vestigial headshell by one hex screw. The crosspiece is drilled for the two cartridge mounts, which you can snug up nice and tight before you align the cartridge. At that point, the cartridge that is now firmly mounted to the crosspiece is free to move on two axes, which makes for an easy alignment using the supplied protractor -- which is very accurate, I might add. Although mounting the cartridge in this manner looks a bit rickety, it ended up being much more rigid than I had first imagined. On a more expensive ‘table/’arm combo I’d be somewhat unsettled by this arrangement, but at the Emotion’s price point it seems quite sensible.

Sound "All about dynamics, snap, and excitement"; "the attack on percussion instruments, which is the function of quick start/stop and wide dynamic range, was far beyond my expectations"; " bass was certainly tight, clean and tuneful…notable for the way in which it portrayed the size and reach of instruments such as acoustic bass."

Features "A striking turntable by any standard"; "the [Emotion's] plinth is manufactured from a solid piece of GS acrylic, as are the three cone footers and the 20mm thick platter"; "the Satisfy tonearm is manufactured by Clearaudio…"; its "horizontal bearings are the same as the jewels used in watches, while the vertical ones are made from long-life ceramic"; the Aurum Classics Wood moving-magnet cartridge is "at the bottom of Clearaudio’s extensive line" and has a "3.3mV output and a total mass of 6 grams."

Use "I give credit to Clearaudio for the ‘table’s high-quality packaging, clear instructions and ease of setup" -- Jason "had the whole thing up and running in fewer than 30 minutes, including mounting the cartridge."