EUROPEAN AUDIO TEAM INTRODUCES THEIR NEW TURNTABLE THE EAT C-DUR

European Audio Team’s latest creation, the EAT C-Dur Turntable, has reached North America and is shipping now.

The Austrian manufacturer of turntables and electronics has introduced a new entry to its core turntable line.

European Audio Team EAT C-Dur Turntable in high-gloss Plum wood

EAT C-DUR TURNTABLE

The new EAT C-Dur Turntable offers the luxury appeal of the EAT’s premium reference tables, such as the Fortissimo, in a more compact footprint and accessible price category.

EAT C-Dur Turntable in Satin Black, with dustcover

HIGH MASS, COMPACT EAT C-DUR TURNTABLE

European Audio Team employs a high mass design for the 34.4lb EAT C-Dur Turntable. The foundation of the C-Dur is its massive 50mm MDF plinth. The rotating mass of the platter and sub-platter add up to a substantial 13.45lb. The C-Dur’s platter is an oversized 13.5 inches. This design choice is made as it maximizes inertia while minimizing bearing load and noise. The platter’s Teflon thrust plate rests on a 3.9lb inverted bearing assembly with stainless steel spindle and ceramic ball. The combination with EAT’s low-noise, fully decoupled motor, and onboard AC generator gives the C-Dur speed stability and low levels of rumble.

The oversize platter and speed controls

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ISOLATION

The turntable is effectively decoupled from its surface by three damped, height-adjustable aluminium feet that are designed to give  perfect stance and reduce the risk of acoustic feedback. A high-precision onboard electronic speed control is installed in the chassis, featuring polished aluminium buttons with integrated status LEDs. For good measure, an outboard 15V power supply is provided for the lowest possible noise floor.

EAT C-Dur Turntable bearing

C-NOTE TONEARM

The EAT C-Dur Turntable shares the 10″ C-Note tonearm with the EAT’s C-Sharp. A unique feature of all C-Note arms is the inclusion of a damper assembly in the bearing housing. Using a special silicon-based lubricant, this device is claimed to reduce tonearm/cartridge resonances by more than 50%. C-Note arms combine a stiff low-mass carbon fibre tube with an aluminium headshell to provide the rigidity and low resonance necessary.

The European Audio Team EAT C-Dur Turntable can be ordered with the distinctive Jo No5 cartridge

EAT C-DUR TURNTABLE LUXURY STYLING

The Satin Black variant is positioned as the next logical step up from the EATC-Major. The Plum wood version delivers a luxury wood-finished product and serves as a compact alternative to the C-Sharp. The table is available without a cartridge or in a bundle with EAT’s Jo No. 5 moving coil cartridge.

SPECIFICATIONS

Nominal speeds: 33/45 rpm

Speed variance: 33rpm: ± < 0.08%; 45rpm: ± < 0.09%

Wow & flutter: 33rpm: ± < 0.01%; 45rpm: ± < 0.01%

Signal to noise: -70 dB

Downforce range: 0 – 30 mN

Supplied counterweights: 5-13g cartridges

Effective tonearm mass: 16.5 g

Effective tonearm length: 254 mm

Overhang: 16 mm

Power consumption: 8.5 W max/ 0.5W standby

Voltage: Universal power supply 15 V DC/1.6 A

Dimensions (WxHxD): 496x170x396 mm (closed lid)

496x475x396 mm (open lid)

Weight: 15,6kg net (21kg incl. packaging)

EAT C-DUR TURNTABLE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Distributed in North America by VANA Ltd, the EAT C-Dur in Satin Black starts at $3,799, and the high-gloss Plum wood version, at $4,499.

HiFi Pig Says: The EAT C-Dur is a very stylish and well designed looking turntable.