For the true Vinyl Enthusiast, the CS 518 is equipped with a twin gimbal tonearm design using pivot ball-bearings for optimal precision.
This superior tonearm has the ability to guide even high end pickups with the greatest degree of precision and reliability.
The Ortofon 2M Red pickup and a switchable MM-phonopreamplifier are an integral part of this ready to run package.
Plinth: Solid MDF
- Folded MDF construction with a black vinyl veneer
- Elastomer vibration absorber integrated inside the feet
- Removable dust cover
Platter: Aluminium Die-cast
- Precise aluminium die-cast
- Heavy rubber mat for resonance damping
- Solid platterbearing with a hardened steel spindle in a brass bushing
Tonearm: Twin Gimbal Design
- Straight, statically balanced
- Solid aluminium construction with precision pivot ball-bearing
- Adjustable trackingforce and antiskating
Drive: DC- Motor / Belt
- Low vibration DC-Servo-Motor
- Rubber mountings for vibration decoupling
- Precision cut belt for lower wow & flutter
Specifications:
Motor:
- Drive: Belt
- Speed settings: 33/45/78
- Wow & Flutter: < ±0,1 % (DIN WTD)
Tonearm:
- Auto-Start/-Stop-Function: x
- Bearing: 4 x Pivot ball-bearing / twin gimbal mounting
- Effective length: 221,5 mm
- Offset Angle: 25,6˚
- Overhang: 19 mm
- Type: statically balanced
- Stylus Pressure Range: 0 g to 4 g
- Cartridge Weight Range: 5 g to 9 g
- Factory installed pick up:Ortofon 2M Red
Platter:
- Material: Aluminium die-cast
- Mat: Rubber 2,5 mm
- Bearing: Hardened steel spindle Brass bushing:
- Diameter: 305 mm
- Weight (incl. Mat): 850 g
Plinth:
- Material: MDF, folded
- Surface finish: Vinyl veneer / Black
- Feet: ø 62 mm / Elastomer
- Connection: RCA socket
- Connection to Phono Input: ✓
- Connection to Line Input: ✓
- Digital Output: x
- Dimension, closed dustcover: 435 x 367 x 145 mm
- Dimension, open dustcover: D: 415 mm / H: 400 mm
- Weight: 5,9 kg
- Power plug AC / DC: External power supply