CLEARAUDIO PERFORMANCE DC AIR TURNTABLE
“…it offers a high standard of vinyl record reproduction, is beautifully made, looks great, and is easy to use. I really liked the clear, open sound and fastpaced bass rhythms served up on its turntable’s platter.” – Dave Berriman, The Absolute Sound USA
“I would buy a Clearaudio Performance DC with…a good quality MC cartridge…to get the very best out of the turntable…you’ll hear a turntable with plenty of wide-eyed pizazz and energy, a turntable that loves to be the life and soul of the party.” – Paul Rigby, The Audophile Man UK
ABOUT
The Performance DC AiR shares sophisticated technology with Clearaudio’s award-winning Ovation and Innovation series turntables, featuring our magnetic levitating bearing and composite construction for outstanding sound.
The most affordable turntable with Clearaudio’s patented CMB (Ceramic Magnetic Bearing) combining a polished ceramic inverted bearing shaft, machined aluminum spindle top, and strong magnet rings, provides low friction and isolates vibrational energy from your cartridge's sensitive stylus.
The Performance DC AiR’s main composite chassis sandwiches a medium density wood core between two massive anodized aluminum plates A band of anodized aluminum is wrapped around the plinth’s core, giving the Performance DC AiR an elegant and modern look.
The powerful and smooth-running DC motor is mounted to the composite main chassis and is effectively decoupled for enhanced dynamic range. The motor and belt are hidden from view, protected from dust and UV. They drive a precision machined aluminum sub-platter coupled to a 40mm thick polyoxymethylene (POM) platter with weighted rim, supported by Clearaudio’s patented CMB.
The Performance DC AiR’s 33, 45, and 78 rpm speeds are selected with blue illuminated buttons, ergonomically integrated into the front left of the chassis. Fine speed adjustment is possible via user-accessible trim pots. The Performance DC comes fitted with Tracer tonearm with the optional Satisfy Carbon Fiber tonearm or TT-5 linear tracking tonearm.
Available in 4 visually striking combinations with silver or black finish anodized aluminum plates and silver or black banding.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Construction details | Resonance optimized chassis with internal damping, belt-driven with user-adjustable speed control, dynamically balanced 40mm / 1.5-inch POM platter |
| Speed Options | 33 1/3, 45, & 78 rpm |
| Drive Unit | Decoupled and resonance damped 12V DC motor, flat belt drive and plug-in power supply unit designed for worldwide use with all networks and power frequencies. |
| Bearing | Cut and polished ceramic shaft in a sintered bronze bushing. Clearaudio ceramic magnetic bearing (CMB). |
| Platter | CNC-machined POM (polyoxymethylene), 1.1 inch / 40 mm thickness |
| Motor | Decoupled DC motor with low-noise bearings |
| Speed accuracy | ± 0.5 % |
| Weight | 22 lbs with tonearm |
| Dimensions | 16.54 x 12.99 x 4.92 inches |
| Warranty | 5 years |
DOWNLOADS
| Performance DC - User Manual |
