Musical Surroundings, Inc.

 CLEARAUDIO PIVOTED TONEARMS

Not sure that you're ready for a linear tracking tonearm? Clearaudio offers a variety of pivoted tonearms to suit any audiophile's budget.

*shown with optional VTA lifter

Verify CF

Clearaudio's newest affordable high-performance tonearm is the Verify CF (Carbon Fiber). The Verify CF features their proven friction-free magnetic bearing technology, first introduced in the Verify tonearm on the award winning Clearaudio Concept turntable. A carbon fiber arm tube reduces resonance for enhanced clarity and Clearaudio's hardwired Direct Wire tonearm cable assures signal integrity, ideal for all high quality phono cartridges including low output moving coils. The Verify CF uses the Clearaudio/Linn standard mount, making the Verify CF compatible with all Clearaudio turntables and an ideal replacement tonearm for other brand turntables.

Verify CF Technical Data

Tonearm weight: 200 g (330 g including counterweight)
Zero points: Inner : 66.0 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm
Audio lead: Clearaudio Direct Wire
Overhang: 17.31 mm
Overall Tonearm length: 302 mm
Effective Tonearm length: 239.3 mm
Pivot to Stylus: 222 mm
Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and 126.9 mm: 0.43
Mounting style: Linn / Clearaudio
Warranty: 2 years

Satisfy CF

The Clearaudio Satisfy Carbon Fiber features high quality handmade Swiss vertical and lateral bearings composed of a pure polished sapphire. It is wired with Clearaudio's Direct Wire in order to provide an unbroken low-resistance signal path from the cartridge pins through the arm tube to the phono-preamplifier. Its precision milled aluminum headshell is mated to a carbon fibre arm tube and allows for accurate cartridge alignment including azimuth adjustment. In addition, the Satisfy CF features an elegant, innovative magnetic anti-skating control and a precision aluminum cuing mechanism. The Satisfy CF uses the Clearaudio/Linn standard mount, making it compatible with all Clearaudio turntables and an ideal replacement tonearm for other brand turntables.

Satisfy CF Technical Data

Tonearm weight: 335 g including counterweight
Zero points: Inner : 66.0 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm
Audio lead: Clearaudio Direct Wire
Overhang: 17.31 mm
Overall Tonearm length: 302 mm
Effective Tonearm length: 239.3 mm
Pivot to Stylus: 222 mm
Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and 126.9 mm: 0.43
Mounting style: Linn / Clearaudio
Warranty: 2 years

Magnify

Clearaudio's innovative Magnify tonearm uses a unique low-friction hybrid ball bearing/magnet pivot assembly, providing a new level of performance for tonearms in its price class. The Magnify features a carbon fiber arm tube which reduces resonance for enhanced clarity.  The Magnify's precision machined aluminum headshell features adjustable azimuth. Fine adjustments for VTF, anti-skate and bearing damping are easily performed with precision controls, assuring the most accurate phono cartridge set-up. The Magnify is internally wired with Clearaudio's best Six Stream cable, as found on their Statement tonearm. This assures signal integrity, ideal for all high quality phono cartridges especially low output moving coils. The Magnify uses the Clearaudio/Linn standard mount, making it compatible with all Clearaudio turntables and an ideal replacement tonearm for other brand turntables.

Magnify Technical Data

Tonearm weight: 200 g (330 g including counterweight)
Zero points: Inner : 66.04 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm
Audio lead: Clearaudio Sixstream
Overhang: 17.30 mm
Overall Tonearm length: 345 mm
Effective Tonearm length: 239.3 mm
Pivot to Stylus: 222 mm
Anti-skating factor at a radius of 83.9 mm and 133.0 mm: 0.49
Mounting style: Linn / Clearaudio
Warranty: 3 years

*shown with optional VTA lifter

Universal

The Universal is Clearaudio's finest pivoted tonearm. Its vertical and horizontal ball bearing assembly is precision manufactured to ultra high tolerances and the whole unit is carefully hand-assembled. The Universal features a carbon fiber arm tube whose sophisticated multi-tiered construction reduces resonances to a vanishing degree. Its machined aluminum headshell allows for accurate azimuth adjustment, while fine adjustments for anti-skate and VTF are accomplished with precision controls. The Universal also comes with multiple easily interchangeable counter weights, allowing it to work with nearly any cartridge manufactured today. Its internal wiring is Clearaudio's best Six Stream cable, as found on their Statement tonearm, assuring absolute signal integrity and the best performance with even the lowest output MC cartridges. The Universal uses the Clearaudio/Linn standard mount, making it compatible with all Clearaudio turntables and an ideal replacement tonearm for other brand turntables. It is available in 9 inch and 12 inch versions.

Universal Technical Data

Tonearm weight: 775 g
Zero points: Inner : 66.04 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm
Audio lead: Clearaudio Sixstream
Overhang: 11 mm (12 inch arm)
17.30 mm (9 inch arm)
Overall Tonearm length: 430 mm (12 inch arm)
320.7 mm (9 inch arm)
Effective Tonearm length: 324.5 mm (12 inch arm)
239.3 mm (9 inch arm)
Pivot to Stylus: 313.5 mm (12 inch arm)
222 mm (9 inch arm)
Anti-skating factor at a radius of 83.9 mm and 133.0 mm: 0.49
Mounting style: Linn / Clearaudio
Warranty: 3 years

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