New Clearaudio Reference Jubilee Turntable: where the best of the past, present and future meet for a new era of analogue precision.

The new Clearaudio Reference Jubilee turntable marries the best of Clearaudio past, present and future to usher in a new era of analogue precision. It delivers lifelong synchronized rotational speed, astonishingly low levels of both resonance and friction, and a breathtaking moment of torque.

Its 6cm-thick main platter is constructed from highly damped polyoxymethylene (POM) and, as you might expect with any Clearaudio turntable, the platter rotates on a special variation of the brands own patented ceramic magnetic bearing (CMB). The motor housing is elaborately decoupled from the chassis by an elaborate network of rubber tightropes.

While Clearaudio has earned a considerable reputation for innovation in all things analogue, here the design team has expertly married digital and analogue technology to achieve a new level of precision and consistency of rotational speed. A 12-bit DAC generates the drive motors voltage; the DAC has exceptionally high resolution and zero fluctuations or drift in response to either time or temperature. Whats more, it has been cleverly designed to work in tandem with Clearaudios optical speed control system. Every three seconds, an optical sensor takes a reading of the 8.5kg stainless steel sub-platters rotational speed, and delivers that reading to a control unit; the control unit then immediately regulates the slightest deviations by adjusting the motors voltage via an operational amplifier.

The Clearaudio Reference Jubilees brand new air-core (non-magnetic) 24-volt DC motor, which runs unbelievably quietly, ensures that the listener remains blissfully unaware of the whole process.

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