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In Living Stereo — in-store — New York City, New York, United States (website)
The Music Room — online and in-store — Erie, Colorado, United States (website)
3mA Audio — online and in-store — Houston, Texas, United States (website)
A/V Solutions — in-store — Pleasanton, California, United States (website)
Acoustic Sounds — online and in-store — Salina, Kansas, United States (website)
Acton Gate Audio — online and in-store — Cymru, United Kingdom (website)
AES — in-store — Mitte, Hessen, Germany (website)
Ahead Stereo — in-store — Los Angeles, California, United States (website)
Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)

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Potato score: 90.85

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Clearaudio Innovation

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33/45 RPM

78 RPM

Speed Control

Precisely Regulated Drive

To keep the speed constant, clearaudio relies on the sensor-based control electronics OSC (Optical Speed Control). The combination of precise control and a high-torque DC motor ensures a particularly quiet and stable sound.

Elaborate Turntable Construction

The overall 85-millimeter thick platter consists of 70 millimeters of highly compressed plastic and a 15-millimeter thick stainless steel flywheel. The construction is mounted on the CMB ceramic magnetic bearing developed and patented by clearaudio.

Comfortably Expandable

The speed selection is conveniently made at the touch of a button. In addition, the Innovation offers the possibility to mount a second tonearm.

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Authorized dealers for Clearaudio Innovation

In Living Stereo — in-store — New York City, New York, United States (website)
The Music Room — online and in-store — Erie, Colorado, United States (website)
3mA Audio — online and in-store — Houston, Texas, United States (website)
A/V Solutions — in-store — Pleasanton, California, United States (website)
Acoustic Sounds — online and in-store — Salina, Kansas, United States (website)
Acton Gate Audio — online and in-store — Cymru, United Kingdom (website)
AES — in-store — Mitte, Hessen, Germany (website)
Ahead Stereo — in-store — Los Angeles, California, United States (website)
Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)

and 181 more verified dealers

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In Living Stereo

The Music Room

Professional Reviews 91/100

Rating for Innovation

Deliciously Crispy

Sound Quality

93/100

Build Quality

94/100

Features Usability

86/100

Value for Money

85/100

The Clearaudio Innovation combines taut, extended bass with expansive imaging and remarkably assured pitch, letting dense arrangements breathe without losing musical weight. HiFi News heard clean tonal detail, stable focus and low-resonance poise, while hi-fi+ admired its authoritative timing. Its magnetic-bearing, high-mass architecture makes this a deeply composed high-end vinyl platform.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"That was my starting point, only to be impressed by the entirely positive upgrade from the Professional Power 24V."

— hi-fi+

"There was a great sense of space in terms of both width and depth, so you got an exceptionally good feeling of the layout of the brass and sax sections."

— HiFi News

Pros

Tight, extended and boom-free bass gives rhythms firm harmonic and temporal definition.

Wide, deep soundstaging and stable central images preserve clarity in complex recordings.

Excellent timing and pitch stability, particularly persuasive with acoustic piano.

Exceptionally well-damped chassis and ceramic magnetic bearing support a low-resonance presentation.

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Cons

The standard switching power supply can introduce mild HF haze and midrange muddle when it shares mains distribution with other system components.

The stock configuration can sound slightly leaner than when paired with the optional Professional Power 24V supply.

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100

Reviewers hear a highly controlled, spacious and involving presentation, with unusually well-resolved bass, convincing tonal color and strong image focus. The standard power supply is said to lend the deck a slight leanness, while the optional Professional Power Supply adds body, low-end weight and further separation.

Overall Sound

94/100

HiFi News found bass extended, tight and free of boom, alongside clean brass, expressive voices, tangible treble detail and a wide, solid stereo image. Piano remained believable and tactile within a full orchestra, while the deck made complex arrangements sound stable, clear and uncongested. Hi-fi+ noted that the stock configuration can sound somewhat lean, though it still regarded the deck's engineering as clearly audible.

Speed Stability

94/100

Hi-fi+ praised the deck's ease in timing and pitch stability, saying piano notes had enough authority that any apparent wavering could be traced to the recording or pressing rather than the turntable. The optical speed-control system is designed for close real-time regulation, and the published speed-accuracy figure is below ±0.05%.

Tonearm Performance

93/100

The reviewed package used Clearaudio's Universal pivoted arm, whose carbon-fibre tube, finely graduated adjustment and on-the-fly VTA Lifter were singled out as thoughtfully engineered. With the da Vinci cartridge fitted, HiFi News heard practically no mechanical 'needle talk' and a stable, controlled result.

Noise Isolation

91/100

The magnetic bearing and well-damped platform appear effective at keeping mechanical effects low; HiFi News reported practically no audible needle talk with its review setup and described a low-resonance character. Hi-fi+ did find that the standard switching supply could introduce a mild HF haze and midband muddle when sharing mains distribution with the rest of the system, improving with separate power routing.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

94/100

The Innovation combines a stiff, exceptionally well-damped Panzerholz-and-aluminium sandwich chassis with a substantial 67mm platter and ceramic magnetic bearing that levitates much of the platter's load. Reviewers also noted the elegant, carefully finished chassis and the precision-oriented execution of the bearing and arm hardware.

Features Usability

86/100

Electronic 33⅓, 45 and 78rpm operation, optical speed control, adjustable feet and provision for two tonearms give the Innovation meaningful flexibility for an advanced analogue system. In the reviewed configuration, the VTA Lifter allows fine arm-height adjustment while playing; this is a focused high-end deck rather than a convenience-led plug-and-play design.

Value for Money

85/100

The supplied reviews do not directly assess the complete Innovation's value against similarly priced turntables. Hi-fi+ calls the optional Professional Power Supply easy to recommend relative to the complete deck, but that is not a direct verdict on the deck itself, whose stated price range places it firmly in the high-end market.