From The Beatles to Rammstein: Clearaudio transforms turntables

Decks you can redesign. A Beatles tribute. A Rammstein collector’s edition. A turntable built for gamers. An off-grid power supply. A phono stage reimagined. A carbon-fibre cartridge. All debuting at High End Vienna, Stand L3-Foyer Rooftop-01.

Clearaudio, the German specialist in reference-class analogue playback, is unveiling its boldest-ever product range at High End Vienna 2026. Visitors can experience all the new launches at Stand L3-Foyer Rooftop-01. Full specifications for each product will be confirmed as they enter the market in the coming months.

“Vinyl is reaching a bigger, more passionate audience than at any point in our lifetime — and this range is our answer to that moment. We have never had more to offer more music lovers, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it.” — Robert Suchy, CEO, Clearaudio

Elevation Series (Elevation 45 & Elevation 55)

The Elevation Series introduces a genuinely new concept in high-performance turntable design: a deck built not only for exceptional sonic performance, but for the way people actually live with their hi-fi over time. Each Elevation comes with an easily interchangeable outer frame, available in solid hardwood, fine veneer and contemporary lacquer finishes, allowing the turntable to evolve with the owner’s home and tastes.

Beneath the interchangeable frame sits a belt-driven turntable built to Clearaudio’s full reference-class engineering standards. Key features include a flywheel-augmented drive system for exceptional rotational stability, continuous optical speed monitoring with Clearaudio’s Natural Flow control algorithm, USB-C Power Delivery, and compatibility with both 9-inch and 10-inch tonearms.

The Elevation 45 uses a 45mm platter optimised for speed and detail retrieval; the Elevation 55 offers a heavier 55mm platter for maximum dynamic authority. Users can upgrade between platter configurations, keeping with the model’s philosophy of long-term evolution rather than replacement.

Full details will be announced when the turntables come to market in Q4 2026. Guideline SRPs are: Elevation 45: £5000 / €5000/ $6,500; Elevation 55: £7000 / €7000 / $9100.

Innovation Revolver Special Edition

Created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Revolver, The Beatles’ landmark 1966 album, the Clearaudio Innovation Revolver Special Edition pairs exceptional turntable engineering with one of the most iconic visual identities in music history. The monochrome design faithfully reflects the aesthetic of Klaus Voormann’s original cover artwork, translating its graphic power into a precision-built analogue instrument.

At the heart of the package is a unique new plinth design sandwiching aluminium with a precision-engineered composite stone — a material chosen specifically for its resonance control and playback stability and also featured in the optional matching monochrome stand. The turntable is fully configured and ready to play, including the Clearaudio Tracer tonearm in Black Carbon, Concept MC Signature cartridge, Professional Power 24V power supply, and Innovation Clamp. Completing the package is a heavyweight special edition pressing of Revolver, half-speed mastered on 180g vinyl with the newly mixed stereo album and restored artwork by Klaus Voormann.

This very special edition will be available from late Summer 2026, with a suggested retail price of £10,500/€11,900/$17,900 for the turntable package and £7500/€8500/$11050 for the matching stand.

The Innovation Revolver is the first of two music-led collaborations Clearaudio is unveiling at High End Vienna, the second being…

Rammstein Turntable — Artist Series No. 1

The Rammstein turntable launches the new Clearaudio Artist Series, featuring collaborations with artists from the music world. This is not a standard turntable with a visual makeover: it was developed from the outset as a fully independent model, combining the engineering foundation of the proven Concept turntable with a design language created specifically in collaboration with Rammstein. The result translates the band’s monumental stage aesthetic, industrial identity, and lighting design into a premium analogue product.

The chassis features a massive block construction with an extremely rigid MDF core and high-quality metallic lacquer finish, engineered for maximum resonance control and mechanical stillness. Integrated dimmable LED lighting — available in red or white — reflects both the band’s iconic stage presence and Clearaudio’s enhanced motor electronics. The tonearm is Clearaudio’s proven T1, paired with a specially branded MM cartridge for dynamic, detailed playback.

Each turntable ships in a premium wooden crate handcrafted in the Bavarian Forest, designed to serve afterwards as storage for vinyl, merchandise, or collectibles. The edition is strictly limited to 1,000 units worldwide, expected to be available from October 2026, with a suggested retail price of £1990/€1990/$2600.

GT compass Gaming Turntable

What do gaming and turntables have in common? More than you might expect. A remarkable amount of great gaming soundtrack music is now being pressed on vinyl, from the legendary Halo to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and these releases frequently sell out within days. Nintendo’s first LP release outside Japan, the Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack, sold out almost immediately after its January 2026 announcement.

Beyond audiophile sound quality, gaming fans are drawn to vinyl for the cover art — each release a collectible object worth displaying. Yet turntable design has largely ignored this audience. The Clearaudio GT compass sets out to change that. Built on the proven Compass platform, precision-machined in Erlangen with Clearaudio’s trademark “handmade in Germany” standards from tonearm to bearing, the GT features a colourful pixel design. For those who want more, a dimmable LED strip beneath the acrylic platter can be switched on. The result is a turntable that fits naturally into a gaming setup.

The GT compass was developed in cooperation with The Sound of Gaming by konsolenfan.de. At High End, the turntable will be demonstrated in partnership with Black Screen Records, in the dedicated gaming section of the World of Headphones (Hall X4, Stand P02/R01). A complete gaming audio set-up will be playing titles including Minecraft Alpha, The Witcher 3, Doom – The Dark Ages, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Persona 4 Megamix, and more. The turntable will also feature on the main Clearaudio stand.

The GT compass will start shipping this Summer, with a suggested retail price of £1499/€1499/£1949.

Compact Phono

The Compact Phono is a new phono preamplifier that brings meaningful advances over Clearaudio’s previous models in ease of use, headroom, and efficiency. Where earlier Clearaudio phono stages required opening the unit to configure MM or MC operation via internal jumpers, the Compact Phono makes this a simple front-panel pushbutton operation - a genuinely practical improvement for real-world use.

The unit offers higher gain than its predecessors (40dB in MM mode and 60dB in MC mode) and delivers exceptional headroom of 29dB in MC operation, comfortably ahead of previous models. Integrated subsonic and ultrasonic filtering offers broader protection against unwanted signals than the subsonic-only filtering of earlier designs. Power consumption has been dramatically reduced to just 0.7 watts in operation, compared with 2.3–2.7 watts for predecessor models, and the unit requires no standby mode. The result is a phono stage that is lighter, runs cooler, and is considerably simpler to set up and use.

Compact Phono will ship later this Summer, with a suggested retail price of £490/€490/$639.

Ultra Linear Power Supply (ULPS)

The new Ultra Linear Power Supply (ULPS) represents a significant step forward in power delivery for analogue playback systems. Available in 12-volt and 24-volt versions, the ULPS has been engineered from first principles to deliver exceptionally stable, impulse-resistant power, addressing one of the most overlooked yet most critical factors in turntable performance.

A particular highlight is the integrated USB-C port, which allows the ULPS to be operated entirely from an external battery pack, taking the AC mains grid completely out of the signal path. The 24-volt version also incorporates a front-panel display providing real-time operational data including power consumption and play time.

The ULPS is fully compatible with all Clearaudio turntables fitted with a DC motor. It will be available in Black and Silver colourways through Clearaudio’s global authorised dealer network from September, with SRPs of  £1500.€1,500/$1950 for the 12V version and £3250/€3,250/$4225 for the 24V version.

N2 Cartridge

The N2 is a next-generation MM cartridge built around a significant materials advance: a laser-finished housing made from PETG-CF: a carbon-fibre reinforced polymer manufactured using high-precision 3D printing. Carbon fibre offers a structural rigidity far beyond conventional plastics, minimising unwanted resonance and creating an exceptionally quiet sonic foundation. At 8.5g, it’s also significantly lighter than the aluminium-bodied N1, with which it shares a proven stylus design.

Output voltage is 3.3mV, in line with Clearaudio’s acclaimed concept v2 MM series, and the snap-fit stylus design makes replacement quick and straightforward.

The N2 is available now, with a suggested retail price of £250/€250/$325.

Find Clearaudio at High End Vienna 2026

Main Stand: L3-Foyer Rooftop-01

GT Compass also at: World of Headphones, Hall X4, Stand PO2/RO1