The Talismann v2.1 is the first model in the Clearaudio MC line that uses our patents developed in the 1970s by Peter Suchy for a fully symmetrical moving coil phono cartridge design. What’s more is that it uses the v2 generator, positioning their 24-karat pure gold air-core coils with twice the magnets, so the coils are operating in a much stronger magnetic field.
Housed in a unique Ebony wood body that provides better coupling to the headshell and resonance tuning, the Talismann v2.1 has a richness and fullness without sacrificing resolution. As with all Clearaudio MCs, it uses a solid boron rod cantilever. The new clearaudio Prime Line stylus provides a hybrid parabolic geometry and a reduction of tip mass, assuring more accuracy to groove tracing and high frequency linearity.
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz |
| Output Voltage | 0.5 mV |
| Channel Separation | 25 - 30dB |
| Channel Balance | < 0.5 dB |
| Tracking Ability | 80 µm |
| Tracking Force | 2.8 g ± 0.2 g |
| Cartridge Impedance | 50Ω |
| Compliance | 15μ/mN |
| Coil Material | 24 carat gold |
| Coil Assembly | Absolutely symmetrical design |
| Cantilever | Boron |
| Stylus | clearaudio Prime Line |
| Body | Hand polished ebony wood with metal alloy internal resonance damping |
| Weight | 10.6 - 11.2 g |
| Warranty | 2 years |