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STEREOPHILE'S 2021 ANALOG PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARDED TO THE CLEARAUDIO CONCEPT...
PRESS | POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Stereophile Product of the Year Awards 2021
Analog Component: Clearaudio Concept Active Wood Turntable
KM wrote, about the all-in-one Clearaudio 'table, "Its silent backgrounds and energetic release of notes gave music a sense of naturalness, of instruments moving air in space, said instruments located precisely in the concert hall or recording studio. The sound was refined, lucid, and precise."
Review By: Ken Micallef, Stereophile Magazine Vol 44, No.8
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