A few months after unveiling a new Unity pivot tonearm priced at €15,000, Clearaudio has added the Diamond Jubilee MC to its line-up.
Not to be confused with the Jubilee MM (800 €) or the Jubilee MC (4 850 €), the latter positioned between the Stradivari V2 (3 890 €) and the Da Vinci v2 (5 850 €), this new Diamond Jubilee MC, created to celebrate the German brand’s 45th anniversary, is thinking even higher than the Goldfinger Statement (14 900 €), as it is being launched at 25 000 €.
In keeping with the current trend for unstoppable moves upmarket – a source of disappointment for many enthusiasts, but often a source of genuine technological and sonic improvements through the use of ideal materials – this new cell uses zirconium oxide for its main body, for absolute rigidity. Manufactured to a tolerance of a thousandth of a millimetre, it uses nothing less than 24-carat fine wire for the coil, in addition to technologies derived from and improved on the Goldfinger.
The reworked neodymium magnets fit into a coil whose geometry has been optimised, resulting in even greater dynamics and finer resolution. With a new Bor cantilever adapted to a Micro-HD diamond, the Diamond Jubilee MC boasts a channel separation of 35 dB and a balance of less than 0.15 dB. Its operating impedance of 50 ohms, one of the lowest on the market, means that it needs to be paired with the best phono preamps – an obvious choice for its category…
Even if its lucky owners will be few and far between, we are really curious to hear it!
03/13/2025
