CLEARAUDIO OVATION

Pre owned. In excellent condition. Free from any visible signs of wear. Comes with the Clearaudio Tracer tonearm, manuals, accessories, and original packaging.

The Clearaudio Ovation is a benchmark turntable in the high-end segment, combining timeless aesthetics with essential design, where every choice is focused exclusively on delivering the highest quality musical reproduction. Its minimalist design conveys the idea that listening pleasure requires no unnecessary elements, only refined and coherent technical solutions.

The chassis features a sophisticated sandwich structure combining precision-machined aluminium with Panzerholz, an extremely dense wood known for its exceptional damping properties. Within the structure, around one hundred thousand metal micro-spheres are embedded, effectively dissipating unwanted resonances and providing a mechanically inert base, crucial for extremely clean groove tracking.

The 40 mm-thick main platter, made of CNC-machined POM, plays a decisive role in vibration control and rotational stability. Beneath it sits a high-torque DC motor, carefully decoupled from the chassis to minimize mechanical noise transmission, ensuring quiet and consistent operation even under the most critical listening conditions.

Thanks to Clearaudio’s optical speed control, the turntable continuously monitors platter rotation in real time, maintaining extremely high speed accuracy. Combined with the ceramic magnetic bearing and sintered bronze bushing, this technology provides superior smoothness and speed stability that sets new standards in its class, supporting 33⅓, 45, and 78 rpm without compromise.

The Ovation’s exceptional engineering and sonic performance are recognized by professional reviewers, highlighting its ability to deliver pure, dynamic, and highly detailed analog sound. The prestigious audio magazine The Absolute Sound honors its qualities by naming it “Turntable of the Year,” confirming its status as a premium turntable for the most demanding enthusiasts.

Clearaudio Tracer

The Tracer is a radial tonearm with a sleek and refined design, combining minimalist aesthetics with high-level sonic performance, where visual elegance reflects meticulous attention to every construction detail.

Beneath its clean, lightweight lines lies high-precision mechanics inspired by fine watchmaking, featuring a low-friction jeweled bearing made of tungsten and sapphire, designed to ensure smooth, stable, and perfectly controlled movements during playback.

The carbon tonearm tube provides exceptional structural rigidity while remaining extremely light, offering an ideal balance of stability and responsiveness—essential qualities for precise and natural groove tracking without compromising musicality.

The Tracer’s elegance does not sacrifice usability; every adjustment is intuitive and immediate, even for the most demanding listener.

The anti-skating force is easily adjusted via a conveniently positioned dial, while the aluminium headshell allows precise azimuth tuning for rapid and accurate cartridge alignment.

The underslung counterweight helps achieve an optimal center of gravity and facilitates tracking force adjustment, ensuring balanced and consistent performance in any listening setup.

Ovation Technical Specifications:

• Resonance-optimized body; sandwich chassis in high-density multilayer wood; top and bottom aluminium plates
• Selectable speeds: 33⅓ rpm; 45 rpm; 78 rpm
• Drive unit: high-torque 24V DC motor; flat belt drive; real-time optical speed control (OSC) via infrared sensor
• Bearing: inverted bearing with polished ceramic shaft; sintered bronze bushing; patented ceramic magnetic bearing (CMB)
• Main platter: 40 mm (1.57"); high-density synthetic material with excellent dimensional stability; precision CNC-machined surface; aluminium sub-platter
• Speed accuracy (measured): ±0.03%
• Power consumption: max 8.6 W; operating 2.5 W; standby 2.5 W; off 0.0 W
• Total weight: approx. 13.5 kg
• Dimensions (W × D × H, without tonearm): approx. 420 × 350 × 135 mm

Tracer Technical Specifications:

• Radial tonearm; horizontal sapphire bearing and vertical ball bearing
• Materials: aluminium (silver); stainless steel; carbon tonearm tube (silver)
• Cartridge balance range: 3.5 g – 17 g; overhang: 17.12 mm
• Total length: 320 mm; effective length: 239.12 mm; mounting distance (tonearm pivot to spindle): 222 mm; offset angle: 25.00°
• Wiring: 1.1 m Super Sixstream terminated with RCA
• Weight: approx. 500 g (including counterweight)