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Clearaudio · Ovation
From $11,000
Not currently in our rooms. For a serious buyer we will often bring a piece in from the manufacturer for a private session — tell us about your system and what you are weighing it against, and we will advise.
Clearaudio · Ovation
The Ovation brings the Innovation line's 24 V motor, optical speed control and ceramic magnetic bearing to a compact Panzerholz chassis damped with steel shot.
Turntable only, without tonearm; the Professional Power 24V supply is included. Black lacquer versions carry a higher price.
Authorized Clearaudio dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Ovation borrows its drive from the Innovation series. A high-torque 24 V DC motor made exclusively for Clearaudio is decoupled within the chassis and turns a flat belt hidden under the platter. Optical Speed Control reads the sub-platter in real time with an infrared sensor and holds wow and flutter to ±0.03%. The 40 mm POM platter has a CNC-milled surface and a weighted rim, and sits on an aluminum sub-platter over Clearaudio's patented CMB bearing, a cut and polished ceramic shaft in a sintered bronze bushing with magnetic support.
The chassis is bulletproof wood (Panzerholz) in a sandwich between two aluminum plates, with the remaining cavities filled with around 100,000 tiny metal balls to suppress resonance. At nearly 30 lb in a 420 × 350 mm footprint it is dense rather than large. Stereophile found it resolving and musical, with warm body and a cohesive tone, and clearly more detailed than Clearaudio's Concept. What Hi-Fi? called it a terrific all-rounder with drive, punch and controlled bass.
This listing is the turntable without a tonearm. Clearaudio's Tracer and Universal 9-inch both fit, and it plays 78s as well as 33⅓ and 45. Musical Surroundings includes the Professional Power 24V linear supply. Choose a natural wood or black lacquer chassis with black or silver aluminum.
Black lacquer versions are priced above the natural wood versions.
| Drive | Flat belt, decoupled high-torque 24 V DC motor |
| Speed control | Optical Speed Control (OSC), infrared sensor, real time |
| Speeds | 33⅓, 45 and 78 rpm |
| Wow and flutter | ±0.03% (measured) |
| Platter | 40 mm POM with weighted rim and CNC-milled surface, aluminum sub-platter |
| Bearing | Clearaudio CMB ceramic magnetic bearing, ceramic shaft in sintered bronze bushing |
| Chassis | Panzerholz between aluminum plates, cavities filled with metal balls |
| Power supply | Clearaudio Professional Power 24V, included |
| Power consumption | 2.5 W in operation, 8.6 W maximum (turntable) |
| Tonearm | Not included |
| Cartridge | Not included |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 16.54 × 13.78 × 5.31 in (420 × 350 × 135 mm) without tonearm |
| Weight | 29.8 lb (13.5 kg) |
| Warranty | 5 years with registration (Clearaudio) |
Clearaudio's turntables, from the Compass to the Statement.
Fit the Tracer or Universal 9-inch; the Twister and Quadro clamps suit its platter.
Plan your Clearaudio system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Clearaudio dealer. We can help you choose a tonearm and cartridge, set the turntable up in your system, and arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
The Ovation Turntable is not in our rooms at present. When it is the right piece for a client we arrange a demonstration unit from the manufacturer and set it up for a private session.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
